Trujillo Assassination In The Dominican Republic

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Trujillo Assassination In the last era between the year 1943 to 1961 Trujillo ruled the Dominican Republic, many

hated him and wanted him out of power or even some wished for his death. Many people along

the way fought to overthrow the power Trujillo had over the Island. Many things led to Trujillo

assassination, many people wanted him out of power because of how he was leading the country

to discrimination, violence and misery. Trujillo assassination was well planned and was done, in

order to liberate the country from suffrage, discrimination and injustice. The United State also

played a part in caring out the assassination in order to stop the country from turning communist, …show more content…

The assassination of the

sister who tried to fight for the Island to become free of the dictator, was a horrific act by that

dictator, worldwide people became cautious of violence against women. Trujillo was

assassinated a year later in 1961 by a group of men including soldiers he relied in. His

dictatorship and the actions that he made led to his assassination. Trujillo was known as “El

Chivo” which meant ladies, men, he had no respect for women and was also consider a racist,

even though he himself had a black background of Haitian ancestors, he wants to be consider

white. He tried to achieve this by using treatment and powder to make his face lighter. Trujillo

was a man that brain washed the people of the Dominican Republic even though people disliked

him, he was still a big influence on the people. He was very manipulative even when he himself

wasn’t president for a time, his voice always counted until he gains power back and had control

over the entire Island until he was assassinated. There’s many allegations that the United States was involved in the assassination, that …show more content…

This decision brought the

Dominican Republic to have an economic depression and made it hard for the people and all

because of Trujillo cruelty and impulsiveness, “that his way is the right way” which really

wasn’t.

In August of 1960 the CIA was really tired of it and started planning modern method of

Assassination, but not only toward Trujillo, but also toward Castro and against the practices of

the Congo’s of the Lumumba. The people in the Dominica Republic were also tired of Trujillo

and there were many anti-Trujillista who were willing to assassinate Trujillo. Some were afraid

of Trujillo and what his men could do to them, so they deny what the United State offer them, if

they join to help kill Trujillo. Many were in agreement and accepted the aid of weapon the US

CIA offer to carried out the assassination of “El Jefe” a name that people used to refer to

Trujillo. Trujillo later on also had problem with the Catholic Church Because they believe he

was violating human rights, which he was.

When Trujillo send to kill las Hermana’s Mirabal was when his death was sentenced

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