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Independence:

                       After the declaration of the Dominican Republic's independence
                         in 1844, by the writer Duarte, the lawyer S�nchez and
                         the soldier Mella, the country underwent yet another period of
                         instability, including more Haitian incursions and, in 1861, a four-year
                         re-annexion with Spain. Independence was regained in the War of
                         Restoration (la Restauraci�n), but with no respite in factional fighting
                         or economic disorder. Apart from the dictatorship of Ulises Heureaux
                         (1882-84, 1887-99), governments were short-lived. The country must
                         be one of the very few where a Roman Catholic archbishop has
                         served as head of state: Archbishop Meri�o was President from 1880
                         to 1882.

Public Holidays:

                         New Year's Day (1 January), Epiphany (6 January),
                         Our Lady of Altagracia (21 January), Duarte Day (26 January),
                         Independence Day (27 February), Good Friday (although all Semana
                         Santa is treated as a holiday), Labour Day (1 May), Corpus Christi
                         (60 days after Good Friday), Restoration Day (16 August), Our Lady
                         of Las Mercedes (24 September), Christmas (25 December).