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Figuereo Ouster

When: 30 August 1899
Where: Dominican Republic
Part of: Horacio Vásquez proclaimed President as Wenceslao Figuereo steps down

Wenceslao Figuereo was ousted from the presidency in a coup on August 30, 1899.

Figuereo was removed from office on August 30, 1899, in a coup. He had assumed the presidency on July 26, 1899, following the assassination of Ulises Heureaux. The specific location of the ouster is not stated in the passages.

Sources

Wenceslao Figuereo Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-01

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