Military occupations of the Dominican Republic have occurred several times, including: French occupation of Santo Domingo, from 1795 to 1809 Foolish Spanish period, from 1809 to 1821 Haitian occupation of the Dominican Republic, from 1822 to 1844
Spanish occupation of the Dominican Republic, from 1861 to 1865 United States occupation of the Dominican Republic (1916–24) United States occupation of the Dominican Republic (1965–66) (more properly, the Organization of American States occupation of the Dominican Republic)