, conventional_long_name = Dominican Republic , common_name = Dominican Republic , status = Dominican territory , empire = , government_type =

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presidential republic , leader1 =

Pedro Santana Pedro Santana y Familias, 1st Marquess of Las Carreras (June 29, 1801June 14, 1864) was a Dominican military commander and royalist politician who served as the president of the junta that had established the First Dominican Republic, a pr ...

, year_leader1 = 1844–1848 (first) , leader2 = , year_leader2 = 1848–1844 (last) , title_leader =

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

, representative1 = , year_representative1 = 1822–1832 (first) , representative2 = , year_representative2 = 1844–1861 (last) , title_representative = , event_start = proclamation of the Dominican Republic , year_start = 1844 , event2 = , date_event2 = , date_start = 27 February , year_end = 1861 , date_end = 18 March , event_end = annexation of the country to Spain , event_pre = , date_pre = , p1 = Republic of Haiti (1820–1849) , flag_p1 = Flag of Haiti (1859–1964).svg , p2 = Dominican War of Independence , flag_p2 = Flag of the Dominican First Republic.svg , s1 = Spanish occupation of the Dominican Republic , flag_s1 = Flag of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931).svg , s2 = Second Dominican Republic , flag_s2 = Flag of the Dominican First Republic.svg , s3 = , flag_s3 = , image_flag = Flag of the Dominican Republic (up to 1844).svg , image_coat = Primer Escudo Dominicano.svg , flag = , image_map = Mapa de la Isla de Santo Domingo LOC 2012590217.tif , map_caption = Map of Hispaniola from 1858. , national_anthem = , capital =

Santo Domingo , total_type = Total , population_density_km2 = auto , timezone = AST (UTC −4) , area_code_type = Area codes , area_code = 809, 829, 849 , postal_code_type = Postal codes , postal_code = 10100–10699 ( Distrito Nacional) , webs ...

, common_languages =

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, currency = Dominican peso , stat_area1 = The First Dominican Republic of the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...

began on 27 February 1844 with the proclamation of the

, and culminated on 18 March 1861 with the annexation of the country to Spain. During these 17 years the nation was economically and politically unstable due to prior war against Haiti and internal conflicts. There were 8 governments (3 of which corresponded to

and 2 to

Buenaventura Báez Ramón Buenaventura Báez Méndez (July 14, 1812March 14, 1884), was a Dominican politician and military figure. He was president of the Dominican Republic for five nonconsecutive terms. His rule was characterized by being very corrupt and govern ...

Presidents

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