Background
Ricardo, Joaquin Balaguer was born on September 1, 1907 in Villa Bisono, Dominican Republic. Son of Joaquin Balaguer Lespier and Carmen Celia Ricardo Vda Balaguer.
president of Dominican Republic
Ricardo, Joaquin Balaguer was born on September 1, 1907 in Villa Bisono, Dominican Republic. Son of Joaquin Balaguer Lespier and Carmen Celia Ricardo Vda Balaguer.
Student, University Santo Domingo. Student, University Paris, Sorbonne.
Served in Madrid, 1932-1935; undersecretary foreign affairs, Government of Domincan Republic, 1936-1940; minister to Colombia, Government of Domincan Republic, 1940-1946; alternate representative to United Nations, 1947; minister foreign affairs, Government of Dominican Republic, 1954-1955; minister education and arts, Government of Dominican Republic, 1955-1957; vice president of Dominican Republic, 1957-1960; president of Dominican Republic, 1960, 66-78, 1986-1996; volunteer exile in the United States, 1962-1965.
Founder, Reformist Party, 1962, leader, 1962-1985, leader Reformist Social Christian Party, (formerly Revolutionary Social Christian Party, merged with Reformist Party), after 1985.