Hipólito Mejía
Rafael Hipólito Mejía Domínguez (born 22 February 1941), is a Dominican politician. He was President of the Dominican Republic from 2000 to 2004.
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.jpg) Hipólito Mejía, 2003 | |
| 51st President of the Dominican Republic | |
| In office August 16, 2000 – August 16, 2004 | |
| Vice President | Milagros Ortiz Bosch |
| Preceded by | Leonel Fernandez |
| Succeeded by | Leonel Fernandez |
| Secretary of Agriculture of the Dominican Republic | |
| In office August 16, 1978 – August 16, 1982 | |
| President | Antonio Guzmán Jacobo Majluta |
| Preceded by | Pedro Agustín Bretón Taveras[1][2] |
| Succeeded by | José Rafael Ángeles Suárez[1][3] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 February 1941 Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic |
| Political party | Revolutionary |
| Spouse(s) | Rosa Gómez Arias |
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| Alma mater | North Carolina State University |
| Hometown | Gurabo, Dominican Republic |
| Ethnicity | White Dominican |
Hipólito Mejía Media
Mejia in a meeting with the U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld in the Pentagon.
Hipólito Mejía (right) with Donald Rumsfeld (left)
Coat of arms of Rafael Hipólito Mejía Domínguez as Knight Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, attributed by Spain.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "En sus 95 años de existencia Agricultura ha tenido 86 secretarios". 4 September 2004. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ↑ "Ley No. 352-06 que concede una pensión del Estado en favor del señor Pedro Agustín Bretón Taveras, de 14 de Septiembre de 2006". Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ↑ "Sepultan dirigente PRD Ángeles Suárez". Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Espinal Hernández, Edwin (31 December 2015) (in es). Parentescos insospechados de personajes de la República Dominicana. Santo Domingo: Diario Libre. http://www.diariolibre.com/revista/parentescos-insospechados-de-personajes-de-la-republica-dominicana-YI2309274. Retrieved 2 December 2016.