The final farewell to former Vice President Carlos Morales Troncoso took place yesterday, Tuesday 28 October 2014 in a solemn ceremony headed by President Danilo Medina, together with First Lady Candida Montilla de Medina, Vice President Margarita Cedeno and the Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo, Administrative Minister of the Presidency Jose Ramon Peralta and Foreign Relations Minister Andres Navarro.
The flag flew at half-mast as Morales Troncoso’s coffin arrived at the Presidential Place and a battalion of the First Regiment of the Presidential Guard was the guard of honor.
President Medina gave the eulogy, highlighting Morales Troncoso’s character and achievements. The late former VP’s body was then taken to the Cathedral and finally laid to rest in the Puerta del Cielo private cemetery near kilometer 22 of the Duarte highway.
Carlos Morales Troncoso was Vice President of the Republic between 1986-1990 and 1990-1994. He was Minister of Foreign Relations from 1994 to 1996 and from 2004 to 2014.
http://www.listindiario.com/la-republica/2014/10/28/343168/Sepultan-los-restos-del-excanciller-Carlos-Morales-Troncoso
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