organization in 1973, and thus he founded the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) on December 15 of that same year. The PLD originally was considerably to the left of Bosch's original party, the Dominican Revolutionary Party which continued to advocate for social democracy within the Socialist International organization. Later he ran unsuccessfully for president as the PLD candidate in 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, and 1994. He came closest to winning in 1990, but there were serious allegations of fraud against Balaguer. After placing third in the 1994 election, Bosch retired from politics. He was already 83 years old and presumably suffering from Alzheimer's disease. In 1996 he was practically carried to the consolidation of the "Patriotic Front", an alliance between the PLD and his lifelong opponent Balaguer, as part of the latter's plan to defeat the PRD in the next presidential election. Death and legacy Juan Bosch died on 1 November 2001, in Santo Domingo. As a former President, he received the corresponding honors at the National Palace, and was buried in his hometown of La Vega. A metro station in Santo Domingo was named in Bosch's honor in 2009. His wife, former First Lady Carmen Quidiello, died on 19 December 2020, at the age of 105. Bibliography Short stories Camino real Cuentos escritos antes del exilio Cuentos escritos en el exilio Dos pesos de agua El Funeral Más cuentos escritos en el exilio Novels La mañosa El oro y la paz Essays Hostos, el sembrador Cuba, la isla fascinante Judas Iscariote, el calumniado Apuntes sobre el arte de escribir cuentos Trujillo: causas de una tiranía sin ejemplo Simón Bolívar: biografía para escolares David, biografía de un Rey Crisis de la democracia de América Bolívar y la guerra social Pentagonismo, sustituto del imperialismo Dictadura con respaldo popular De Cristóbal Colón a Fidel Castro: el Caribe Frontera Imperial Breve historia de la oligarquía en Santo Domingo Composición social dominicana La revolución haitiana De México a Kampuchea La guerra de la Restauración en Santo Domingo Capitalismo, democracia y liberación nacional La fortuna de Trujillo La pequeña burguesía en la historia de la Repúblia Dominicana Capitalismo tardío en la República Dominicana El Estado, sus orígenes y desarrollo Póker de espanto en el Caribe El PLD, un nuevo partido en América Breve historia de los pueblos árabes Viaje a los Antipodas References External links International Jose Guillermo Carrillo Foundation Overview of modern Dominican history Juan