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.
Born on Oct 24, 1891 (133 years old)
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Countries Mentioned
| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 6 | 2.50 | 0.33% | +30% | 10,847,910 | 47,191 | $89,000 | 387$ |
| Argentina | 2 | 2.50 | 0.08% | +0% | 45,195,774 | 35,462 | $450,000 | 353$ |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 4.00 | 0.05% | +0% | 67,886,011 | 35,598 | $2,700,000 | 1,416$ |
| Colombia | 1 | 1.00 | 0.04% | +0% | 50,882,884 | 20,625 | $350,000 | 142$ |
| Ecuador | 1 | 6.00 | 0.04% | +0% | 17,643,060 | 6,954 | $108,000 | 43$ |
| Guatemala | 1 | 3.00 | 0.06% | +0% | 17,915,568 | 10,446 | $82,000 | 48$ |
| Peru | 1 | 2.00 | 0.04% | +0% | 32,971,846 | 13,860 | $230,000 | 97$ |
| Bolivia | 1 | 3.00 | 0.04% | +0% | 11,673,021 | 5,207 | $40,000 | 18$ |
| Italy | 1 | 3.00 | 0.04% | +0% | 60,461,826 | 22,131 | $2,000,000 | 732$ |
| Totals | 16 | 315,477,900 | 197,474 | $6,049,000 | 3,236$ |
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Bolivia:
Rafael Trujillo was a Dominican dictator whose regime is depicted in Vargas Llosa's novel 'La fiesta del chivo'.
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Guatemala:
Rafael Trujillo is mentioned as having been involved in the coup against Árbenz and later in the assassination of Castillo Armas.
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Italy:
Rafael Trujillo was the Dominican dictator who allegedly ordered the assassination of Castillo Armas.
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United Kingdom:
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.
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Argentina:
Rafael Trujillo's dictatorship was one of the historical events that Vargas Llosa explored in his literary work.
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United Kingdom:
The Feast of the Goat entered the mind of the Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo to chilling effect.
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Peru:
La Fiesta del Chivo, the novel that reconstructs the last days of dictator Rafael Trujillo.
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Argentina:
Rafael Trujillo was a dictator in the Dominican Republic whose assassination is depicted in Vargas Llosa's work.
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Dominican Republic:
Trujillo's dictatorship of 31 years has marked the Dominican people.
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Dominican Republic:
Rafael Trujillo was a dictator whose oppressive regime left a lasting legacy of fear and nostalgia in the Dominican Republic.
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