Donald Reid Cabral
| Donald Reid Cabral | |
|---|---|
 President of the Dominican Republic | |
| In office December 28, 1963 – April 25, 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Emilio de los Santos |
| Succeeded by | José Rafael Molina Ureña |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 9, 1923 Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic |
| Died | July 22, 2006 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Political party | Triumvirate |
Joseph Donald Reid Cabral (June 9, 1923–July 22, 2006) was a Dominican politician and lawyer. He became president during the "triumvirate" from December 28, 1963 to April 25, 1965.[1]
Biography
Donald Reid Cabral was born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. He was the son of William Reid, a Scottish immigrant who worked as a banker in Santo Domingo. His mother, Auristela Cabral Bermúdez, had come from a politically affluent family, and was a descendant of two ex-presidents of the Dominican Republic (Jose Maria Cabral and Buenaventura Báez). Reid Cabral enrolled in the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo where he studied Law.
Politics
Donald Reid Cabral first served as an ambassador to the United Nations and Israel. He was part of the Council of State that formed in 1962 and 1963, after the overthrow of the regime of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo.
Reid Cabral also chaired the triumvirate which ruled the Dominican Republic following the overthrow of the constitutional government of Juan Bosch (1963-1965), and in that capacity he was the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Armed Forces. In 1965 a pro-Juan Bosch uprising occurred, which would ultimately lead to his overthrow, although the US tried to end it in the Operation Power Pack.[2][3]
From 1986 to 1988 he acted as the nation's foreign minister. In the last stage of his life was closely linked to the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC), founded by Joaquín Balaguer.
Ancestors
<td rowspan="2>| 8. William Reid (*1809) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4. Donald R. Reid (*1856) | ||||||||||||||||
| 9. Jannet Reid (*1814) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2. William Campbell Reid (*1887) | ||||||||||||||||
| 5. Anne McLean (*1858) | ||||||||||||||||
| 22. James McLean (*ca.1806) | ||||||||||||||||
| 11. Anne McLean (*ca.1843) | ||||||||||||||||
| 23. Margaret Campbell (*ca.1806) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1. Donald Joseph Reid Cabral | ||||||||||||||||
| 24. José María Cabral y Luna (1816-1899) | ||||||||||||||||
| 12. Marcos Antonio Cabral y Figueredo (1843-1903) | ||||||||||||||||
| 25. Agueda Figueredo Rivera (*1821) | ||||||||||||||||
| 6. José María Cabral y Báez (1864-1937) | ||||||||||||||||
| 26. Buenaventura Báez Méndez (1812-1884) | ||||||||||||||||
| 13. Altagracia Amelia Báez Andújar (†1879) | ||||||||||||||||
| 27. Férmina Andújar | ||||||||||||||||
| 3. Auristela Cabral Bermúdez (1901-1968) | ||||||||||||||||
| 28. Nicolás Bermúdez (*1798) | ||||||||||||||||
| 14. Erasmo Bermúdez Jiménez (1825-1907) | ||||||||||||||||
| 29. Bárbara Jiménez (*1802) | ||||||||||||||||
| 7. María Petronila Bermúdez Rochet (1872-1942). Siblings: Jose Armando Bermudez Rochet, Aquiles Bermudez Rochet, Auristela Bermudez Rochet, Manuel Maria Bermudez Rochet, Erasmos Ramon Bermudez Rochet, Cristobal Bermudez Rochet. | ||||||||||||||||
| 30. Cristobal Rochet Sellier (Born as Christophe Rochette Jan 11, 1796). Siblings: Charles Rochette Sellier, Jean Rochette Sellier. Children of Antoine Joseph Rochette and Elizabeth Sellier Laurent. | ||||||||||||||||
| 15. María Petronila Rochet Gómez (1839-1889). Siblings: Juan Pablo Rochet Gomez, Cipriana Justina Rochet Gomez | ||||||||||||||||
| 31. Mauricia Gómez Pérez (1809-1889) | ||||||||||||||||