Rafael Trujillo
Rafael Trujillo was a Dominican military leader and dictator who ruled the Dominican Republic for over three decades from 1930 until his assassination in 1961. His regime was marked by brutal repression, human rights abuses, and a cult of personality, including the renaming of the capital to Ciudad Trujillo.
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Rafael Trujillo is mentioned as the dictator and brother of José Arismendy Trujillo Molina.
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Dominican Republic· 2026-02-15
Rafael Trujillo was responsible for the massacre of thousands of Haitians in the Dominican Republic in 1937.
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Rafael Trujillo inaugurated the Penitenciaria Nacional de la Victoria in 1952.
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In May 1961, long-time dictator Rafael Trujillo was assassinated by opposition members in collaboration with the CIA.
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Switzerland· 2025-11-29
Rafael Trujillo was a dictator whose orders led to the assassination of the Mirabal sisters.
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France· 2025-11-24
Trujillo is mentioned as an example of a dictator in the discussion of leadership.
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Guatemala· 2025-11-09
Trujillo was the longstanding dictator of the Dominican Republic who was assassinated in 1961.
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United Kingdom· 2025-11-01
Rafael Trujillo was a dictator whose descendants dreamed of inheriting his power.
Niños luchan con piedras autonomía UASDDominican Republic· 2025-10-21
The article compares current Dominican foreign policy to the propaganda acts of Rafael Trujillo.
La política exteriorDominican Republic· 2025-08-12Rafael Trujillo was trained by Americans to institutionalize betrayal, pillage, and political assassination during his 31 years in power.
Las raíces históricas del odio contra HaitíDominican Republic· 2025-07-02
Rafael Trujillo attempted to kill Figueres Ferrer for sheltering opponents of his regime.
Don Pepe cometió muchos errores, pero eligió fundar una democracia en vez de una dictadura
Costa Rica· 2025-07-01
The project was inaugurated in 1943 as an alliance between the regime of Rafael Trujillo and the American 'Grenada Company'.
Un proyecto “con todo”, pero no produce nadaDominican Republic· 2025-06-23
Rafael Trujillo's regime is referenced for its use of defamation against political enemies.
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Venezuela· 2025-06-04
Rafael Trujillo was a Dominican dictator who ruled for 31 years with an iron fist.
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Rafael Trujillo was a Dominican dictator whose regime is depicted in Vargas Llosa's novel 'La fiesta del chivo'.
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Bolivia· 2025-04-15
Rafael Trujillo is mentioned as having been involved in the coup against Árbenz and later in the assassination of Castillo Armas.
La novela de Vargas Llosa que mezcló historia y ficción de GuatemalaGuatemala· 2025-04-14
Rafael Trujillo was the Dominican dictator who allegedly ordered the assassination of Castillo Armas.
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Italy· 2025-04-14
Rafael Trujillo ruled the Dominican Republic for 31 years until his assassination in 1961, and was the focus of Vargas Llosa's novel The Feast of the Goat.
Giant of Latin American literatureUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-14
Rafael Trujillo's dictatorship was one of the historical events that Vargas Llosa explored in his literary work.
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Argentina· 2025-04-14
The Feast of the Goat entered the mind of the Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo to chilling effect.
Mario Vargas Llosa, giant of Latin American literature, dies aged 89 | Mario Vargas LlosaUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-14
La Fiesta del Chivo, the novel that reconstructs the last days of dictator Rafael Trujillo.
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Peru· 2025-04-14
Rafael Trujillo was a dictator in the Dominican Republic whose assassination is depicted in Vargas Llosa's work.
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Trujillo's dictatorship of 31 years has marked the Dominican people.
Trujillo y la cultura del arribismo, la delación y la corrupciónDominican Republic· 2025-04-10Rafael Trujillo was a dictator whose oppressive regime left a lasting legacy of fear and nostalgia in the Dominican Republic.
El destino de los aduladoresDominican Republic· 2025-04-10Rafael Trujillo is the executive director of the National Chamber of Fisheries.
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Ecuador· 2025-04-05
Rafael Trujillo is mentioned as a right-wing dictator.
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Colombia· 2025-04-04
The text discusses the invocation of Trujillo as a symbol of order in the Dominican Republic.
Friusa fue una señalDominican Republic· 2025-04-01Rafael Trujillo was a dictator whose assassination led to significant political changes in the Dominican Republic.
En defensa del Dr. Robert Reid y su esposa LigiaDominican Republic· 2025-03-29
Rafael Trujillo's presidency lasted 31 years and is mentioned in the context of government construction projects.
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Rafael Trujillo was a dictator whose regime oppressed the people of the Dominican Republic for 30 years.
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