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Dominican Republic : 1961: Assassination of Trujillo

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1961: Assassination of Trujillo

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  • Thirty years of brutal dictatorship come to an end when Trujillo is gunned down on Santo Domingo’s Malecón. Trujillo had become enormously rich and all-powerful, imprisoning, exiling, and murdering his opponents. He even had the capital renamed Ciudad Trujillo in his honor. His death signals a gradual move towards democracy.

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