Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Juan Bosch Biography and Timeline

Follow Juan Bosch through 10 dated historical records for Dominican Republic.

Juan Bosch, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

10Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1937–1978Years on this page

1937

Exile of Juan Bosch

Government / Government of Dominican Republic

Forced into exile

1961

Exile of Juan Bosch

Government / Government of Dominican Republic

Returns from exile

1962

President of Dominican Republic

President of Dominican Republic · Government / Government of Dominican Republic

Appointed President of the Dominican Republic

Role range: 1962-1963

1963

Coup

President of Dominican Republic · Santo Domingo · Revolution / Revolution of Dominican Republic

Overthrown by the Army

Role range: 1962-1963

1965

Election

Politics / DRP

Joaquin Balaguer defeats Juan Bosch for the presidency

Declaration of War

Warfare / Civil War

Beginning of the Dominican Republic civil war

Role range: 1965-1966

1970

Election

Politics / DRP

The Dominican Revolutionary Party boycotts the elections

1974

DLP

Party Leader of DLP · Politics / DLP

Founds the Dominican Liberation Party

Party Leader

Party Leader of DLP · Politics / DLP

Appointed Party Leader of the Dominican Liberation Party

1978

Election

Party Leader of DLP · Politics / DLP

Runs for the presidency but loses

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.