Military Government of Santo Domingo

Occupation of the Dominican Republic by the United States from 1916–1924

The Military Government of Santo Domingo (Spanish: Gobierno Militar de Santo Domingo) was a provisional military government established during the American occupation of the Dominican Republic that lasted from May 15, 1916 to September 18, 1924. The United States aimed to force the Dominicans to repay their large debts to European creditors, whose governments threatened military intervention. On May 13, 1916, Rear Admiral William B. Caperton forced the Dominican Republic's Secretary of War Desiderio Arias, who had seized power from Dominican President Juan Isidro Jimenes Pereyra, to leave Santo Domingo by threatening the city with naval bombardment.

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