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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Dominican Republic:
Rafael Trujillo was trained by Americans to institutionalize betrayal, pillage, and political assassination during his 31 years in power.
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Costa Rica:
Rafael Trujillo attempted to kill Figueres Ferrer for sheltering opponents of his regime.
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Dominican Republic:
The project was inaugurated in 1943 as an alliance between the regime of Rafael Trujillo and the American 'Grenada Company'.
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Venezuela:
Rafael Trujillo's regime is referenced for its use of defamation against political enemies.
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Switzerland:
Rafael Trujillo was a Dominican dictator who ruled for 31 years with an iron fist.
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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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