The United States in the Dominican Republic (1965–1966)

Abstract

In April 1965, fighting broke out in the Dominican Republic between two ideologically opposed groups, and each soon declared itself to be the legitimate government. American citizens were advised to prepare for evacuation; a number of them were shipped out; and many others assembled on the lawn of a hotel in the capital, Santo Domingo, to await their turn. Into this situation, on 28 April, came United States marines and parachute troops, the first time they had been moved in this way since the inauguration of that state’s ‘good neighbour’ policy in 1933. Their function was said to be to protect their fellow citizens, and other foreign nationals, and escort them safely from the country.KeywordsSecurity CouncilDominican RepublicForeign NationalLegitimate GovernmentAmerican TroopThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.