Six years after the departure of the army and navy of the United states, Generalissimo Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina, overthrows President Rafael Estrella Urena, of the Dominican Republic.

       NOTES:

• So ended the U.s.’ seventh attempt at nation building, bringing its total success/failure record to (successes, 0; failures, 4).
• While nation-building is a laudable goal, Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution for the united States says that “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government”; it does NOT state that “The United States shall guarantee to every nation on this planet a Republican Form of Government” [emphasis added].

       [added 4/18/2025]