A little about Dominican Republic History...
Haiti first won independence from France in 1804 and then through a turn of events conquered the Spanish side of the island in 1822. For the next 22 years, the island was "unified" under Haitian control. Dominicans call this period the "Haitian Occupation." The Spanish ruling class resented the occupation and in the 1830's an underground resistance group "La Trinitaria" was organized under the leadership of Juan Pablo Duarte. After many attacks on the Haitian army, the Haitians eventually retreated. Independence on the eastern two-thirds of the island was officially declared on February 27, 1944 and the name República Dominicana (Dominican Republic) was adopted.
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