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  1. Dominican Republic Chronology
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  3. The 1697 Franco-Spanish partition of Hispaniola left Spain with the  eastern two-thirds of the island, today the Dominican Republic.
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  5. *  1865 Independence from Spain.
  6. *  1930-1961 Gen. Molina dictator.
  7. *  1962 Bosch Gavi±o president.
  8. *  1965 Civil war; US intervention.
  9. *  1966-1978 Balaguer president.
  10. *  1978-1982 Guzmßn president; commits suicide in 1982.
  11. *  1982-1986 Blanco president. 
  12. *  1986 Balaguer reelected president.
  13. *  1992 Opposition to Columbus celebrations brutally crushed.