Fernando Arturo de Meriño y Ramírez (January 9, 1833 in Antonsí – August 20, 1906) was a
Dominican priest and politician. He served as
President of the Dominican Republic
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from September 1, 1880, until September 1, 1882.
He served as the
President
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of
Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic
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in 1878 and 1883.
He was later made an
archbishop
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.
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1833 births
1906 deaths
19th-century Dominican Republic politicians
Presidents of the Dominican Republic
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic
Roman Catholic archbishops of Santo Domingo
People from Santo Domingo
20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic Roman Catholic archbishops
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