Rafael Trujillo - Wikipedia
Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina (/ t r uː ˈ h iː j oʊ / troo-HEE-yoh; Spanish: [rafaˈel leˈoniðas tɾuˈxiʝo moˈlina]; 24 October 1891 – 30 May 1961), nicknamed El Jefe (Spanish: [el ˈxefe]; meaning the boss), was a Dominican military officer and dictator who ruled the Dominican Republic from August 1930 until his assassination in ...
Rafael Trujillo ‑ Children, Facts & Death - HISTORY
Nov 9, 2009 · Rafael Trujillo (1891‑1961) was a Dominican politician and general who ruled the Dominican Republic as dictator from 1930 until his assassination in May 1961. While in power, he led a...
Trujillo, Peru - Wikipedia
Trujillo (Spanish: [tɾuˈxiʝo]; Quechua: Truhillu; Mochica: Cɥimor) [12] is a city in coastal northwestern Peru and the capital of the Department of La Libertad. It is the third most populous city [13] and center of the third most populous metropolitan area of Peru.
Rafael Trujillo - Death, Assassination & Spouse - Biography
Apr 2, 2014 · Dictator Rafael Trujillo became president of the Dominican Republic in 1930 through political maneuvering and torture. He officially held the office until 1938, when he chose a puppet successor....
Trujillo, Cáceres - Wikipedia
Trujillo (Spanish: [tɾuˈxiʎo] ⓘ) is a municipality located in Extremadura, an autonomous community of Spain in the Province of Cáceres. In 2013 the municipality had 9,086 inhabitants (INE Census, 2013).
Rafael Trujillo | dictator, dictator-for-life, military leader | Britannica
Nov 29, 2024 · Rafael Trujillo 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 (1916–24) of the country.
Rafael Trujillo Biography - ThoughtCo
Aug 2, 2019 · Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina (October 24, 1891-May 30, 1961) was a military general who seized power in the Dominican Republic and ruled the island from 1930 to 1961. Known as the "Little Caesar of the Caribbean," he is remembered as one of the most brutal dictators in Latin America's history.
'I shot the cruellest dictator in the Americas' - BBC
May 27, 2011 · Before his assassination on a dark highway on 30 May 1961, the Dominican dictator, Rafael Trujillo, ruled with an iron fist for almost 30 years. Tim Mansel meets one of the men who shot him....
Trujillo | Colonial City, Historic Sites, Beaches | Britannica
Trujillo, city, Peru, lying in the coastal desert, 343 miles (552 km) north-northwest of Lima. The second oldest Spanish city in Peru, Trujillo was founded in 1534 by Diego Almagro; the following year it was elevated to city status by the conquistador Francisco Pizarro , who named it after his birthplace in Spain .
Visit Trujillo, Spain; a beautiful town in Extremadura.
Trujillo is Extramadura's most beautiful town, and when its main square is floodlit at night it is one of the most beautiful in Spain. Trujillo has some fine medieval buildings but it is the architecture of the 15th and 16th century that is particularly impressive.
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