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In 1978, Guzmán ran in the general elections against strongman Joaquín Balaguer, who at the time had ruled the country for 12 years and during that period, repressed, jailed, and killed political opponents.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"12 February 1911","date":"1911-02-12"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q602428#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"La Vega","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q538953"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q602428#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"4 July 1982","date":"1982-07-04"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q602428#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Santo Domingo","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34820"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q602428#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Dominican Republic","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q786"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q602428#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"businessperson","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43845"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q602428#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Dominican Revolutionary Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31284"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q602428#P102"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Renée Klang","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18117576"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q602428#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of the Dominican Republic (16 August 1978 – 4 July 1982)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q607982","start":"1978-08-16","end":"1982-07-04"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q602428#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Guzm%C3%A1n_Fern%C3%A1ndez","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q602428"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Antonio Guzmán Fernández born?","a":"Antonio Guzmán Fernández was born on 12 February 1911 in La Vega."},{"q":"What positions has Antonio Guzmán Fernández held?","a":"Positions held by Antonio Guzmán Fernández include: President of the Dominican Republic (1978–1982)."}],"related":[{"name":"Luis Abinader","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/luis-abinader"},{"name":"Danilo Medina","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/danilo-medina"},{"name":"Adolfo Alejandro Nouel","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/adolfo-alejandro-nouel"},{"name":"Juan Pablo Duarte","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/juan-pablo-duarte"},{"name":"Pedro Antonio Pimentel","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pedro-antonio-pimentel"},{"name":"Joaquín Balaguer","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/joaquin-balaguer"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/antonio-guzman-fernandez-b5b30a316e.jpg","width":500,"height":496,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Unknown author Unknown author","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fotograf%C3%ADa_oficial_del_presidente_D._Antonio_Guzm%C3%A1n_(2)_(cropped).jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Antonio Guzmán Fernández","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Guzm%C3%A1n_Fern%C3%A1ndez","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q602428","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q602428","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Fotografía oficial del presidente D. Antonio Guzmán (2) (cropped).jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fotograf%C3%ADa_oficial_del_presidente_D._Antonio_Guzm%C3%A1n_(2)_(cropped).jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Antonio Guzmán Fernández, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Fotografía oficial del presidente D. Antonio Guzmán (2) (cropped).jpg — Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain.","cite":"\"Antonio Guzmán Fernández\". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/antonio-guzman-fernandez. Retrieved 15 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-08T07:57:59Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-15","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/antonio-guzman-fernandez","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/antonio-guzman-fernandez","ne":null}}