biography
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Trujillo (Molina), Rafael Leonidas
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pronunciation:
[trooheelyoh]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1891–1961)
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| biography:
| Dictator of the Dominican Republic (1930–61), born in San Cristóbal, S Dominican Republic. He rose to prominence as commander of the police. His regime was both highly repressive and highly corrupt, and he was assassinated in Santo Domingo, a city he had renamed Ciudad Trujillo. |
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