(法新社圣多明各电)曾在多明尼加政坛叱吒风云数十年，并担任七任多明尼加共和国总统的巴拉格今，天心脏病发逝世，享年九十五岁。

• (AFP, Santo Domingo) Balaguer, who wielded enormous sway in Dominican politics for decades and held the presidency for seven terms in the Dominican Republic, died of heart failure today. He was 95.