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Antonio Guzmán Fernández

1911 - 1982

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Silvestre Antonio Guzmán Fernández (12 February 1911 – 4 July 1982), best known as Antonio Guzmán, was a Dominican businessman and a politician who served as the 46th president of the Dominican Republic from 1978 until his death in 1982. In 1978, Guzmán ran in the general elections against strongman Joaquín Balaguer, who at the time, ruled the country for 12 years and during that period, repressed, jailed and even killed political opponents. The military stopped counting after the polls showed an unmistakable favour of Guzmán, but then resumed after protests at home and pressure internationally and Guzmán won. During his presidency, the country turned into a more democratic direction and was characterized by a strong respect for civil liberties, a condition practically nonexistent in Dominican history in the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antonio Guzmán Fernández is the 13,330th most popular politician (down from 13,053rd in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Dominican Republic (up from 20th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Dominican Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Antonio Guzmán Fernández ranks 13,330 out of 19,576. Before him are Walter Breisky, Emma Asson, Dimitar Dobrev, PU-Sarruma, Carl Enckell, and Domingo Santa María. After him are Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau, Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, Lucius Aemilius Papus, Mikhail Katkov, Oliver North, and Ğazı I Giray.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Antonio Guzmán Fernández ranks 204. Before him are Franz Wagner, Mary Blair, Betty Robinson, Guido del Mestri, Marie Osborne Yeats, and Yang Jiang. After him are Ronald Neame, Gustave Gilbert, Alfons Dorfner, Terry-Thomas, Ruth Ford, and Amir Hamzah. Among people deceased in 1982, Antonio Guzmán Fernández ranks 166. Before him are Ludwig Bieberbach, Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Gábor Szabó, Harold Sakata, Douglas Bader, and Haskell Curry. After him are Rachel Cohen-Kagan, Alfons Dorfner, Carmelo Robledo, Irmgard Keun, Roberto Aballay, and Juan O'Gorman.

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In Dominican Republic

Among people born in Dominican Republic, Antonio Guzmán Fernández ranks 19 out of 51. Before him are Juan Bosch (1909), Luis Abinader (1967), Salvador Jorge Blanco (1926), Juan Luis Guerra (1957), Hipólito Mejía (1941), and Ulises Heureaux (1845). After him are Johnny Pacheco (1935), Buenaventura Báez (1812), Horacio Vásquez (1860), Michel Camilo (1954), Sammy Sosa (1968), and Manny Ramirez (1972).

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Among POLITICIANS In Dominican Republic

Among politicians born in Dominican Republic, Antonio Guzmán Fernández ranks 13. Before him are Héctor Trujillo (1908), Juan Bosch (1909), Luis Abinader (1967), Salvador Jorge Blanco (1926), Hipólito Mejía (1941), and Ulises Heureaux (1845). After him are Buenaventura Báez (1812), Horacio Vásquez (1860), and Sonia Pierre (1963).

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