Ramón Báez Romano (4 March 1929 – 7 March 2022) was a Dominican businessman, politician, and golfer. Coming from one of the most influential families in the Dominican Republic, he was Minister of Industry and Trade during the administration of President Antonio Guzmán. He was

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of ''Rosario Dominicana'', '' Baninter'', and ''

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'', among others. Romano was born on 4 March 1929. He is a member of the Dominican Golf Hall of Fame. Romano died on 7 March 2022, three days after his 93rd birthday.

Ancestry

Báez was a descendant of Spanish

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Rodrigo de Bastidas Rodrigo de Bastidas (; Triana, Seville, Andalusia, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 28 July 1527) was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who mapped the northern coast of South America, discovered Panama, and founded the city of Santa Marta. Personal li ...

and

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, the Dominican presidents

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and

Ramón Báez Ramón Báez Machado (December 24, 1858 – March 4, 1929) was a physician and politician from the Dominican Republic. He served as provisional president of the Dominican Republic from 28 August until 5 December 1914. He served as the List of ...

, and the

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and historian Antonio Sánchez Valverde (who had an illegitimate son with a married woman).

References

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