Word: godoy
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...last time the Dominican Republic's right-wing army and leftist rebels tried to exterminate each other, President Hector Garcia-Godoy managed to stop them only by ordering the leaders of both sides to accept diplomatic assignments abroad. That was only a month ago, but last week they were at it again. The latest excuse was that Armed Forces Chief Francisco Rivera Caminero, who was to have been shipped off to Washington, simply refused to go. His transfer, the nation's top officers warned Godoy, would impair national security...
...twelve leftist rebel leaders had flown off to their new "diplomatic" posts abroad, as ordered by President Hector Garcia-Godoy. And all last week Dominicans waited for the country's right-wing military leaders to follow suit. And waited. And waited. And waited...
...diplomatic assignments were Garcia-Godoy's way of getting the leaders of both military factions out of the country and giving the hottest tempers on the island time to cool. The rebel departure alone seemed to help. Last week nightly shootings, bombings and other terrorism tapered off, and a leftist-called general strike fizzled even before it began...
...through the week, however, Loyalist Leader Commodore Francisco Rivera Caminero, who had been assigned to Washington as naval attache, said only that he would "consider" Garcia-Godoy's demand. Then Rivera, with his designated replacement, Commodore Emilio Jimenez, paid a call on Garcia-Godoy. After 90 minutes, the three strolled out of the President's office, beaming and calling the meeting "very cordial and warm." With that, Rivera went off for talks with his lieutenants. Would he leave the country or wouldn't he? Closest to a hint was word that Rivera had sold...
...suddenly as the storm came up, it seemed to pass. Next morning, Caminero told newsmen that he was ready to leave the country as soon as he straightened out some personal matters. Then a few hours later, after talking with García-Godoy, he changed his mind. "The armed forces," said Caminero, "are agreed that in the best interests of the fatherland, we cannot accept the presidential decision, and we are hopeful he will reconsider." At week's end Caminero met with the OAS's Alvim and agreed to turn Radio Santo Domingo over...