Rafael Trujillo
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Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina, nicknamed "El Jefe", was a Dominican military officer and dictator who ruled the Dominican Republic from August 1930 until his assassination in May 1961. He was the co
Trujillo in 1940
Trujillo in 1922
Trujillo (center) and Rafael Estrella Ureña (left) being sworn in as president and vice president, 16 August 1930.
Trujillo in 1933
Ramfis Trujillo
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Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Martínez, better known as Ramfis Trujillo, was the son of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, dictator of the Dominican Republic, after whose 1961 assassination he briefly held power. N
Rafael Trujillo
…On 30 May 1961, Trujillo was assassinated by a group of conspirators led by general Antonio Imbert Barrera. In the immediate aftermath, Trujillo's son Ramfis took temporary control of the country, executing most of the conspirators. By November 1961, the Trujillo family was pressured into exile by the titular…
Ramfis Bridge, named in honor of not yet 5-year-old Ramfis Trujillo.