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Mirabal Sisters
The Mirabal sisters ( ) were four sisters from the Dominican Republic, three of whom (Patria, Minerva and María Teresa) opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo () and were involved in activities against his regime. The three sisters were assassinated on 25 November 1960. The last sister, Adela (known as Dedé), who was not involved in political activities at the time, died of natural causes on 1 February 2014. Of the sisters, Minerva was the one who had the most active role in politics. She and her husband founded the 14 June Revolutionary Movement. Maria Teresa also became involved in the Movement. The oldest sister, Patria, did not have the same level of political activity as her other sisters, but she supported them. She lent her house to store weapons and tools from the insurgents. The sisters are considered national heroines of the Dominican Republic. Their remains rest in a mausoleum that was declared an extension of the National Pantheon, located in the Hermanas M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermanas Mirabal
The Mirabal sisters ( ) were four sisters from the Dominican Republic, three of whom (Patria, Minerva Mirabal Reyes, Minerva and María Teresa Mirabal, María Teresa) opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo () and were involved in activities against his regime. The three sisters were assassinated on 25 November 1960. The last sister, Adela (known as Dedé), who was not involved in political activities at the time, died of natural causes on 1 February 2014. Of the sisters, Minerva was the one who had the most active role in politics. She and her husband founded the 14 June Revolutionary Movement. Maria Teresa also became involved in the Movement. The oldest sister, Patria, did not have the same level of political activity as her other sisters, but she supported them. She lent her house to store weapons and tools from the insurgents. The sisters are considered national heroines of the Dominican Republic. Their remains rest in a mausoleum that was declared an extension of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resistance Movement
A resistance movement is an organized group of people that tries to resist or try to overthrow a government or an occupying power, causing disruption and unrest in civil order and stability. Such a movement may seek to achieve its goals through either the use of violent or nonviolent resistance (sometimes called civil resistance), or the use of force, whether armed or unarmed. In many cases, as for example in the United States during the American Revolution, or in Norwegian resistance movement, Norway in the Second World War, a resistance movement may employ both violent and non-violent methods, usually operating under different organizations and acting in different phases or geographical areas within a country. Etymology The Oxford English Dictionary records use of the word "resistance" in the sense of organised opposition to an invader from 1862. The modern usage of the term "Resistance" became widespread from the self-designation of many movements during World War II, especially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirabal Sisters Campus , a province of the Dominican Republic
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Mirabal is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * The Mirabal sisters, natives of the Dominican Republic who opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo * Robert Mirabal, Pueblo musician and Native American flute player * Jesús Mirabal, former Cuban decathlete * Rafita Mirabal (born 1997), Mexican bullfighter * Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal, Cuban trumpeter See also * Hermanas Mirabal Province Hermanas Mirabal (; named after the Mirabal sisters) is a province of the Dominican Republic. It was split from Espaillat Province in 1952 and was originally called Salcedo, the name of its capital city; it is still referred to by this name som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eagle-Tribune
''The Eagle-Tribune'' (and ''Sunday Eagle-Tribune'') is a morning daily newspaper covering the Merrimack Valley and Essex County, Massachusetts, and southern New Hampshire. It is the largest-circulation daily newspaper owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc., and the lead property in a regional chain of four dailies and several weekly newspapers in Essex County and southern New Hampshire. Although ''The Eagle-Tribune'' is historically tied to Lawrence, Massachusetts, the largest city in its circulation area, it has been based since the 1960s in suburban North Andover, Massachusetts, and has not included "Lawrence" in its nameplate since the late 1980s.Crane, Joyce Pellino. "The Eagle-Tribune Presses On." ''The Boston Globe'', September 22, 2005. Awards Despite being a small-town publication, ''The Eagle-Tribune'' has run some extremely notable stories publicizing scandals inside and outside politics. During the late 1980s, ''The Eagle-Tribune'' ran nearly 200 articles on Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salcedo, Hermanas Mirabal
Salcedo is the capital city of the Hermanas Mirabal Province in the Dominican Republic. It is the birthplace of the Dominican heroines, the Mirabal sisters, who died in the struggle against the dictator Rafael Trujillo. A museum in the town commemorates three of sisters; it was tended to by the remaining sister, Bélgica (Dedé) Mirabal, until her death on February 1, 2014. The city is named after Francisco Antonio Salcedo who fought in the northwestern part of the country against the Haitian army during the Dominican-Haitian War after the Dominican independence from Haiti in 1844. Geography Salcedo is located in the Cibao Valley, south of the ''Cordillera Septentrional'' (in English, "Northern mountain range"). It has a total area of 432.95 km2. It has only one municipal district (a subdivision of a municipality): Jamao Afuera. Climate History In the place where is now the city of Salcedo there was a very small town with the name of ''Juana Núñez''. It was made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaime David Fernández Mirabal
Dr. Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal (born 15 October 1956) is a Dominican psychiatrist, agronomist, and politician. He was Vice President of the Dominican Republic, having served in the first Government of the Dominican Liberation Party from 1996 to 2000. He was also the Minister for Environment and Natural Resources of the Dominican Republic. Biography First stage Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal was born on October 15, 1956, in Ojo de Agua, Salcedo, today called Hermanas Mirabal Province. He is the son of Jaime Fernandez Camilo and Dedé Mirabal Reyes, and the nephew of heroines Patria, Minerva, and María Teresa Mirabal, who were brutally assassinated during the Trujillo dictatorship on November 25, 1960, the date which was declared as the International Day of Non-Violence Against Women. This date is recognized by many countries, especially Onu. Dr. Fernández is the brother of Jaime Enrique Fernandez Mirabal and Jaime Rafael Fernandez Mirabal. His mother, Dede, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congress Of The Dominican Republic
The Congress of the Dominican Republic () is the bicameral legislature of the government of the Dominican Republic, consisting of two houses, the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. Both senators and deputies are chosen through direct election. There are no term limits for either chamber. As provided by the Dominican Constitution, each of the 178 members of the Chamber of Deputies represents a district and serves a four-year term. Chamber seats are apportioned among the states by population. The 32 Senators serve staggered four-year terms. Each province has one senator, regardless of population. The Constitution vests all legislative power in the Congress. The Chamber and Senate are equal partners in the legislative process (legislation cannot be enacted without the consent of both chambers); however, the Constitution grants each chamber some unique powers. The Senate is empowered to approve treaties and presidential appointments. Revenue-raising bills must originate in the Chamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minou Tavárez Mirabal
Minerva Josefina Tavárez Mirabal (born 31 August 1956), known as Minou, is a philologist, professor and politician from the Dominican Republic. Tavárez served as deputy for the National District in the lower House for three terms from 2002 until 2016; she served as deputy minister of foreign affairs from 1996 to 2000. She was the presidential nominee of both the Alliance for Democracy and Democratic Choice parties for the 2016 Dominican Republic general election. From 2002 until 2016 she held several directive positions at Parliamentarians for Global Action. She presided the International Council from 2012 until 2014, and until 2016 she was President of the Executive Board. Since 2019, she is the vice president of the Party Alianza País. She is the co-founder and director of the Memory Museum Mirabal Sisters. She is a member of the Leaders Network of Michelle Bachelet's Foundation Horizonte Ciudadano. In June 2020, Tavarez was elected by the Assembly of States Parties to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquín Balaguer
Joaquín Antonio Balaguer Ricardo (1 September 1906 – 14 July 2002) was a Dominican politician, scholar, writer, and lawyer who was the 41st, 45th and 49th president of the Dominican Republic serving three non-consecutive terms from 1960 to 1962, 1966 to 1978, and 1986 to 1996. He previously served as the 24th vice president under President Héctor Trujillo from 1957 to 1960. His enigmatic, secretive personality was inherited from the Trujillo era, as well as his desire to perpetuate himself in power through dubious elections and state terrorism, and he was considered to be a ''caudillo''. His regime of terror claimed 11,000 victims who were either tortured or forcibly disappeared and killed. Nevertheless, Balaguer was also considered to be instrumental in the liberalization of the Dominican government, and his time as leader of the Dominican Republic saw major changes such as legalized political activities, surprise army promotions and demotions, promoting health and ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Diederich
Bernard Diederich (18 July 1926 – 14 January 2020) was a New Zealand-born author, journalist, and historian. Diederich was born into an Irish-German family in Christchurch, where his father was a barman at the Empire Hotel. The family moved to rural Mākara, near Wellington, when he was 2, and he lived there until he was 16. In 2002 he wrote ''The Ghosts of Makara: Growing Up Down-Under in a Lost World of Yesteryears'' about his childhood. He attended Makara Primary School, then Marist Brothers' School in Thorndon and St Patrick's College for two years in the early 1940s, playing in the 1st XV rugby team and representing the school in boxing. Diederich left school aged 16 to become a shipping clerk to prepare to join the crew of the barque '' Pamir'', which left for San Francisco in early 1943. He was one of 12 boys in a crew of 40. He contributed to the ship's newsletter the ''Pamir Press''. Diederich studied in England in the early postwar years after having participated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirabal Old House , a province of the Dominican Republic
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Mirabal is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * The Mirabal sisters, natives of the Dominican Republic who opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo * Robert Mirabal, Pueblo musician and Native American flute player * Jesús Mirabal, former Cuban decathlete * Rafita Mirabal (born 1997), Mexican bullfighter * Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal, Cuban trumpeter See also * Hermanas Mirabal Province Hermanas Mirabal (; named after the Mirabal sisters) is a province of the Dominican Republic. It was split from Espaillat Province in 1952 and was originally called Salcedo, the name of its capital city; it is still referred to by this name som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Right-hand Man
A personal assistant, also referred to as personal aide (PA) or personal secretary (PS), is a job title describing a person who assists a specific person with their daily business or personal task. It is a subspecialty of secretarial duties. Duties, responsibilities and functions An assistant helps with time and daily management, of meetings, correspondence, and note-taking. The role of a personal assistant can be varied, such as answering phone calls, taking notes, scheduling meetings, emailing, texts, etc. In business or personal contexts, assistants are people who provide services that relieve his or her employer from the stress of tasks that are associated with managing one's personal and/or business life. They assist with a variety of life management tasks, including running errands, arranging travel (e.g., travel agent services such as purchasing airline tickets, reserving hotel rooms and rental cars, and arranging activities, as well as handling more localized service ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
