Rafael Trujillo
After seizing power in the Dominican Republic in 1930, Rafael Trujillo was the country's dictator for more than three decades, bringing a degree of prosperity to the country while directing a campaign of violence and murder against his enemies and largely depriving the Dominican people of their civil and political rights.
Rafael Trujillo
military officer and dictator of the Dominican Republic
Also known as: El Jefe, Rafael LeĆ³nidas Trujillo Molina
Rafael Trujillo (born October 24, 1891, San CristĆ³bal, Dominican Republicādied May 30, 1961, Ciudad Trujillo [now Santo Domingo]) was the dictator of the Dominican Republic from 1930 until his assassination in 1961. Trujillo entered the Dominican army in 1918 and was trained by U.S. Marines during the U.S. occupation (1916ā24) of the country. He rose from lieutenant to commanding colonel of the national police between 1919 and 1925, becoming a general in 1927. Trujillo seized...
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