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Image courtesy of the LBJ Library, Audio/Visual Archives Collection, Photograph No. a3981-4
Image courtesy of the LBJ Library, Audio/Visual Archives Collection, Photograph No. a3981-4
Joaquín BalaguerDominican Republic, 1906 - 2002

President of the Dominican Republic, 1960-1961, 1966-1978, and 1986

Secretary of Education (1949-1955)

Dominican Ambassador to Colombia (1947-1949)

Ambassador to Mexico (1940-1947)

Joaquín Balaguer served as the ambassador to Mexico (1940-1947) and Colombia (1947-1949) in the Dominican Republic before being appointed the Secretary of Education (1949-1955) by dictator Rafael Trujillo. In 1957, Balaguer campaigned successfully for the vice president alongside incumbent Rafael Trujillo. Balaguer would go on to serve three non-consecutive terms as the president of the Dominican Republic in 1960, 1966, and 1986.

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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Amber Necklace
1967.16.1
ca.1960
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Amber Bracelet
1966.29.4
ca.1960
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