Editing François Duvalier (section)

====Dominican Republic====
Duvalier's relationship with the neighboring [[Dominican Republic]] was always tense: in his early years, Duvalier emphasized the differences between the two countries. In April 1963, relations were brought to the edge of war by the political enmity between Duvalier and Dominican president [[Juan Bosch (politician)|Juan Bosch]]. Bosch, a leftist, provided asylum and support to Haitian exiles who had plotted against the Duvalier regime. Duvalier ordered his Presidential Guard to occupy the Dominican Embassy in [[Pétion-Ville]], with the goal of arresting a Haitian army officer believed to have been involved in Barbot's plot to kidnap Duvalier's children. The Dominican president reacted with outrage, publicly threatened to invade Haiti, and ordered army units to the border. However, as Dominican military commanders expressed little support for an invasion of Haiti, Bosch refrained from the invasion and sought mediation through {{nowrap|the [[Organization of American States|{{abbr|OAS|Organization of American States}}]].<ref name="Greene 2001"/>{{rp|289}}}}