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Dominican Republic

19 entries quoted from the Wikipedia articles written per year for Dominican Republic, 1965 CE to 2025 CE. Each century below shows a sample spread across it; the year link on a line opens everything held for that year.

20th century

1 entry, 1965 CE to 1965 CE

  • 1965April 24 - officers and civilians loyal to deposed President Juan Bosch mutiny against the right-wing junta running the country, setting up a provisional government.Dominican Republicsource

21st century

18 entries, 2017 CE to 2025 CE

  • 20171–2 February: Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, has an official visit to the Dominican Republic hosted by Minister of Foreign Affairs Miguel Vargas at the Palacio Nacional in Santo Domingo. During the visit, they sign an agreement on tourism between the nations.Dominican Republicsource
  • 20171 December: During the 2017 Venezuelan protests, negotiations resume between Nicolas Maduro's Venezuelan government and the country's primary opposition coalition held in the Dominican Republic.Dominican Republicsource
  • 201727 August: The 2017 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol Final (Club Atlético Pantoja vs Atlántico FC) is held in Santo Domingo, Atlántico wins after a penalty shoot-out.Dominican Republicsource
  • 201722 January: Organized protests in Santo Domingo and other areas of the country begin, advocating for legal justice in recent corruption scandals such as the Odebrecht case. Protestors dress in Green, to symbolize what they dubbed the 'Green Wave' due to the protest's environmentalist themes.Dominican Republicsource
  • 20199 June – Shooting of David Ortiz in Santo Domingo EsteDominican Republicsource
  • 20205 July – In the 2020 Dominican Republic general election, Luis Abinader is elected president.Dominican Republicsource
  • 202028 February – The Dominican Republic refuses to allow a British cruise ship to dock due to fears of COVID-19. The ship heads to St. Maarten.Dominican Republicsource
  • 202031 August – Authorities break up a gang that falsified Spanish passports to facilitate emigration.Dominican Republicsource
  • 202016 April – Forty-two people die after drinking adulterated alcohol from three clandestine distilleries in the Dominican Republic.Dominican Republicsource
  • 202023 August – Tropical Storm Laura, which would later become Hurricane Laura, kills four people, and causes nearly 1.1 million people to lose power.Dominican Republicsource
  • 20206 January – Day of Kings (Dia de Reyes), national holidayDominican Republicsource
  • 2021February 27 – The government says it will fence the border between the DR and Haiti in order to curb migration and other illegal activities.Dominican Republicsource
  • 2022June 6 – Orlando Jorge Mera, the Environmental Minister for the Dominican Republic and son of former President Salvador Jorge Blanco, is shot dead in his office. The perpetrator was identified by a presidential spokesman as Miguel Cruz, a childhood friend of the minister. He was later taken into custody.Dominican Republicsource
  • 2023October 11 – The Dominican Republic partially reopens its border with Haiti for some commercial activity after closing it last month.Dominican Republicsource
  • 2023August 16 – The death toll from the August 14 explosion in San Cristobal rises to 13 after two more bodies are found.Dominican Republicsource
  • 2024August 6 – The skeletal remains of 14 individuals believed to be from Senegal and Mauritania are found on an abandoned boat off the coast of Río San Juan.Dominican Republicsource
  • 202521 January – Our Lady of High GraceDominican Republicsource
  • 2025April 6 – The Dominican Republic significantly tightens border controls and migration enforcement along its border with Haiti, as announced by President Abinader.Dominican Republicsource