Héctor García-Godoy

Héctor Rafael García-Godoy Cáceres (Moca, January 11, 1921 – Santo Domingo, April 20, 1970) was a politician from the Dominican Republic. He served as president of the Dominican Republic from September 3, 1965, until July 1, 1966, following the Dominican Civil War.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García-Godoy and the second or maternal family name is Cáceres.
Héctor García-Godoy
President of the Dominican Republic
In office
3 September 1965 – 1 July 1966
Vice PresidentManuel Joaquín Castillo
Preceded byFrancisco Caamaño
Government of National Reconstruction
Succeeded byJoaquín Balaguer
Personal details
Born(1921-01-11)January 11, 1921
Moca, Dominican Republic
DiedApril 20, 1970(1970-04-20) (aged 49)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
NationalityDominican
Spouse
Matilde Pastoriza Espaillat
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(m. 1944)​
ChildrenAna Matilde
Guillermo

García-Godoy was the grandson of the Cuban-born Dominican poet Federico García Godoy and the Dominican President Ramón Cáceres. He was also the cousin of the Dominican painter Darío Suro.

Service

After serving as a diplomat in the mid-1940s, García-Godoy was employed at the Foreign Ministry and served on the board of directors of the Reserve Bank. He was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic in 1955. In 1963, he served as foreign minister under Juan Bosch, whose government was overthrown later that year. Afterward he temporarily acted as president and organized the 1966 elections in which Joaquín Balaguer regained the presidency. Balaguer subsequently appointed him as ambassador to the United States in 1966, serving until 1969.

References
  • Biography at the Enciclopedia Virtual Dominicana
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