rafael leónidas trujillo molina

listen to the pronunciation of rafael leónidas trujillo molina
English - English
born Oct. 24, 1891, San Cristóbal, Dom.Rep. died May 30, 1961, Ciudad Trujillo, near San Cristóbal Dictator of the Dominican Republic (1930-61). He entered the army in 1918 and rose through the ranks to become a general in 1927. In 1930 he seized power from Pres. Horacio Vásquez, and from then until his assassination he remained in absolute control of the country. Though he introduced a degree of economic modernization, its benefits were distributed inequitably, government corruption was rife, and Dominicans suffered the loss of civil and political liberties under his regime