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.

Hipólito Mejía
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
Succeeded by	José Rafael Ángeles Suárez
Personal details
Born	(1941-02-22) 22 February 1941 Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Political party	Revolutionary
Spouse(s)	Rosa Gómez Arias
Children	Ramón Hipólito Mejía Felipe Mejía Carolina Mejía de Garrigó Lissa Mejía
Relatives	Chabela Mejía (sister) Sergio Grullón Estrella (brother-in-law) Winston Llenas (second cousin) Juan Isidro Jimenes Grullón (second cousin)
Alma mater	North Carolina State University
Hometown	Gurabo, Dominican Republic
Ethnicity	White Dominican

Hipólito Mejía Media

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  Mejia in a meeting with the U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld in the Pentagon.

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  Hipólito Mejía (right) with Donald Rumsfeld (left)

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  Coat of arms of Rafael Hipólito Mejía Domínguez as Knight Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, attributed by Spain.