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date: 14 May 2025

Trujillo, Rafael Leónidas 

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A Dictionary of Political Biography

(b. San Cristóbal, 24 Oct. 1891; d. Ciudad Trujillo, 30 May 1961)Dominican; President 1930–8, 1943–52 A former estate overseer, telegraph operator, and petty thief, Trujillo joined the Dominican army during the US occupation (... ...

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