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Dominican Republic: Heads of State: 1922-1966

Presidente Provisional de la República Dominicana
21 Oct 1922 - 12 Jul 1924 Juan Bautista Vicini Burgos
Presidente de la República Dominicana
12 Jul 1924 - 2 Mar 1930 Felipe Horacio Vásquez Lajara 
2 Mar 1930 - 16 Aug 1930 Juan Rafael Estrella Ureña [1]
16 Aug 1930 - 16 Aug 1938 Rafael Leónidas Trujillo y Molina
16 Aug 1938 - 7 Mar 1940 Jacinto Bienvenido Peynado y Peynado
7 Mar 1940 - 18 May 1942 Manuel de Jesús María Ulpiano Troncoso de la Concha 
18 May 1942 - 16 Aug 1952 Rafael Leónidas Trujillo y Molina 
16 Aug 1952 - 3 Aug 1960 Héctor Bienvenido Trujillo y Molina
3 Aug 1960 - 16 Jan 1962 Joaquín Antonio Balaguer Ricardo [2][3]
Consejo Cívico Militar
16 Jan 1962 - 17 Jan 1962 Armando Óscar Pacheco Román
16 Jan 1962 - 17 Jan 1962 Luis Emilio Amiama Tió
16 Jan 1962 - 17 Jan 1962 Antonio Cosme Imbert Barrera
16 Jan 1962 - 17 Jan 1962 Enrique Rafael Valdez Vidaurre
16 Jan 1962 - 17 Jan 1962 Wilfredo Medina Natalio
Presidente del Consejo Cívico Militar
17 Jan 1962 - 18 Jan 1962 Huberto Carlos Conrado Godofred Bogaert Román
Presidente de la República Dominicana
18 Jan 1962 - 27 Feb 1963 Rafael Filiberto Bonnelly Fondeur
27 Feb 1963 - 25 Sep 1963 Juan Emilio Bosch Gaviño
Presidente de la Junta Militar de las Fuerzas Armadas de la Nación
25 Sep 1963 - 26 Sep 1963 Víctor Elvin Viñas Román
Triunvirato [4]
members:
26 Sep 1963 - 22 Dec 1963 Emilio de los Santos y Salcié
26 Sep 1963 - 27 Jun 1964 Manuel Enrique Tavares Espaillat
26 Sep 1963 - 8 Apr 1964 Ramón Tapia Espinal
30 Dec 1963 - 25 Apr 1965 Donald Joseph Reid Cabral [5]
8 Apr 1964 - 25 Apr 1965 Ramón Cáceres Troncoso
president:
26 Sep 1963 - 22 Dec 1963 Emilio de los Santos y Salcié
Presidente Constitucional Provisional de la República Dominicana
25 Apr 1965 - 27 Apr 1965 José Rafael Molina Ureña [6]
27 Apr 1965 - 1 May 1965 no recognized national authority
Presidente de la Junta Militar de Gobierno
1 May 1965 - 7 May 1965 Pedro Bartolomé Benoit Vanderhorst  [6]
Presidente del Gobierno de Reconstrucción Nacional
7 May 1965 - 30 Aug 1965 Antonio Cosme Imbert Barrera  [6]
30 Aug 1965 - 3 Sep 1965 no recognized national authority
Presidente Provisional de la República Dominicana
3 Sep 1965 - 1 Jul 1966 Héctor Federico García Godoy Cáceres

[1] The resignations of President of the Republic Vásquez and Vice President Alfonseca were accepted by the Asamblea Nacional on 2 Mar 1930. In accordance with the Constitution of 1924 (as amended in 1929) the functions of the President of the Republic devolved on Secretario de Estado de lo Interior y Policía Estrella who took oath of office as president on 3 Mar 1930.
[2] The often cited erroneous form (Joaquín Amparo Balaguer Ricardo) may be the result of a fabrication.
[3] Overthrown by the coup on 16 Jan 1962; official resignation is accepted by Consejo de Estado on 18 Jan 1962 after the coup had failed.
[4] Presidente Constitucional Provisional de la República Dominicana (in dissidence)
  13 Oct 1963 - 4 Nov 1963 Juan Casasnovas Garrido
[5] Appointed 22 Dec 1963, took oath of office 30 Dec 1963.
[6] Presidente Constitucional de la República (in dissidence)
  4 May 1965 - 3 Sep 1965 Francisco Alberto Caamaño Deñó