Background
Felipe Horacio Vásquez Lajara was born on 22 October 1860 in Dominican Republic.
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Felipe Horacio Vásquez Lajara was born on 22 October 1860 in Dominican Republic.
Vasquez served as president in 1899 and again in 1902-1903. Thereafter, his followers, the horacistas, constituted one of the country’s principal political factions.
The United States Marines occupied the Dominican Republic in 1916 and stayed until 1924. In elections preceding the Marines’ withdrawal, Horacio Vasquez was the victor. He had been one of the Dominican negotiators arranging the elections.
Vasquez died in exile.