"Democracy was being saved from Communism by getting rid of democracy."

– Juan Bosch (1909-2001).

Politician and historian. On September 25, 1963, after only seven months as President of the Domincan Republic, he was overthrown in a coup led by Colonel Elías Wessin and replaced by a three-man military junta. The United States assisted the junta in the coup.

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Bobby González is a nationally known multicultural motivational speaker, storyteller and poet. Born and raised in  the South Bronx, New York City, he grew up in a bicultural environment. Bobby draws on his Native American (Taino) and Latino (Puerto Rican) roots to offer a unique repertoire of discourses, readings and performances that celebrates his indigenous heritage.  

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Juan Bosch