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“Myths About the Regularization Plan”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernádez
In an article from June 19, 2015, The New York Times reported that the fears and predictions surrounding a mass deportation of undocumented Haitian migrants in the Dominican Republic had dissipated, following the closing of the period for their regularization.
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“The Future of Constitutional Reform”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
Initially it was understood that the Constitution of 2010 was conceived as a rigid constitution. This means that as our Magna Carta, and as such occupying a superior position in the legal hierarchy, it should be difficult to reform or amend.
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“Bosch, Aristide, and the United States”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
Surprisingly—and without anyone apparently having noticed before—striking similarities exist between the political careers of Juan Bosch and Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Bosch, for example, was chosen in December 1962 as the first democratically elected Dominican president, with more than 60 percent of the vote, following the 30-year dictatorship of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo.
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“Bosch, the April Revolution, and the Johnson Doctrine”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
Exactly half a century ago, on April 28, 1965, U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson ordered the so-called Operation Power Pack, which consisted of a military intervention by the United States in the Dominican Republic, in breach of our sovereignty, independence, and national dignity.
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“Jesus, the Greatest Leader in History”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
More than 2,000 years have passed since he was among us. His public life was extremely short, extending over just three decades. He had a team of collaborators of scarcely a dozen people. At the time of his death, his supporters did not exceed more than several hundred. He left no writings.
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“The Party System: Democracy and Popular Hegemony”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
In addition to having won the last five consecutive elections—three presidential and two congressional and municipal—with more than 50% of the votes cast, the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) currently appears in various polls with support above 70%.
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“The Plan to Discredit the Buddha”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
Plots, intrigues, and warped machinations with the loathsome intent to defame and discredit are as old as the history of humanity itself. This is seen in the case of Siddhartha Gautama, that ancient sage whose teachings would become the basis of Buddhism.
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“From Great Pessimism to the Great Change”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
Under the auspices of the Dominican Popular Bank, the eminent national historian Frank Moya Pons has recently published a new book, entitled The Great Change: Social and Economic Transformation in the Dominican Republic, 1963–2013.
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“Pedro the Great: From Manoguayabo to Cooperstown”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
Under the direction of Felipe Rojas Alou at the Montreal Expos, the Dominican pitcher Pedro Martínez vaulted to stardom, winning the first of his three Cy Young Awards.
