2021 in the Dominican Republic

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2021
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Events in the year 2021 in the Dominican Republic.

Incumbents

Events

  • January 6 – The government condemns violence in the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol.[2]
  • February 27 – The government says it will fence the border between the DR and Haiti in order to curb migration and other illegal activities.[3]

Deaths

  • January 7 – Norberto James Rawlings, 75, poet; complications from Parkinson's disease.[4]
  • January 8 – Enrique Pérez y Pérez [es], 97, military officer, Head of the Armed Forces (1966-1971, 1972-1975, 1978).[5]
  • January 10 – Pedro González, 83, baseball player (New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians).[6]
  • January 20 – Juan Bautista Sánchez Peralta (″Juanchy″), 64, part owner of Águilas Cibaeñas baseball team; COVID-19 (b. 1956).[7]
  • February 15 – Johnny Pacheco, 85, musician (Fania All-Stars) and label executive (Fania Records), complications from pneumonia.[8]
  • March 23 – Hugo Cabrera, 67, basketball player; pancreatic cancer.[9]
  • April 6 – Jack Veneno, 78, professional wrestler (WWC) and politician; pancreatic cancer.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pompeo y el nuevo presidente de República Dominicana dialogaron sobre seguridad regional y la situación en Venezuela". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Lo que dice el Gobierno dominicano sobre los actos de violencia en el Capitolio EEUU". listindiario.com (in Spanish). Listin Diario. 6 January 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Dominican Republic to construct fence along border with Haiti". news.yahoo.com. Reuters. February 27, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  4. ^ Muere el reconocido poeta Norberto James (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Muere Pérez y Pérez, un general de mano dura (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Pedro González "El Gran Capitán" falleció este domingo (in Spanish)
  7. ^ "Profundo pesar en Águilas Cibaeñas por el fallecimiento del accionista Juanchy Sánchez – Cartel Deportivo". carteldeportivo.com (in Spanish). Cartel Deportivo. January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  8. ^ Johnny Pacheco, co-founder of New York's Latin label Fania, dies aged 85
  9. ^ "Hugo Cabrera passed away in the United States, Dominican basketball star". Archived from the original on 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  10. ^ Muere Jack Veneno, el Campeón de la Bolita del Mundo (in Spanish)

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