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At 16 he was a telegraph operator.

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Rafael was offered a position to train for an officer position

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In 1924 he was made second in command and in 1925 he was promoted to commander in chief.

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Rafael held office of president until 1938

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Took control of major industries for his personal gain, causing the economy for the rich to improve and ruining the lives for many poor

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Soared through military ranks after taking his oath in 1919, people said he was born to command.

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he was arrested for forging a check

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He had 10 siblings and was raised in a small, rural town called San Cristóbal, Dominican
Republic by parents of Spanish, Haitian
and Dominican descent.

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Trujillo officially held the office of president until 1938, when he chose a puppet successor.

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He was in a gang and committed several crimes

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Trujillo graduated from the Haina military academy in 1921

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He and his 10 siblings were raised in a small rural town by parents of Spanish, Haitian
and Dominican descent.

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Nicknamed El Jefe which translates to the boss

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He was assassinated on May 30, 1961, ending his total rule of 19 years.

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He was ruled from 1937 to 38, 1942 to 61

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He killed his political opponents and won the election by a landslide, to no ones surprise.

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Toward the end of his life the CIA was working to remove him from power

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He was known as a cruel man but during his time in power he did things that no other leader could do.

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Killed thousands of Haitian Immigrant

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he organized a secret police force to torture and murder
supporters of the opposing candidate.

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became President through political maneuvering and torture

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became President through political maneuvering and torture

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Jonathan Warner

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Rafael Trujillo was born on October 24, 1891 in San Cristóbal.

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He really only used his power for personal gainz.

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Riley B. in 1927 he was named commander and chief of the national guard. he was called the "Little Caesar of the Caribbean"

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Riley B. in 1927 he was named commander and chief of the national guard. he was called the "Little Caesar of the Caribbean"

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Trujillos regime is the longest one in the history of Latin America

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Trujillo was the 3rd of 11 children, who worked as a telegraph operator/guard on a sugar cane plantation after receiving an elementary education

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Rafael Trujillo was born on October 24, 1891 in San Cristobal. Him and his 10 siblings lived in a small rural town of Spanish decent.  

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Rafael Trujillo was born on October 24, 1891 in San Cristobal. Him and his 10 siblings lived in a small rural town of Spanish decent.  

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Jack Nickolisen

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Trujillo was known to treat the Dominican Republic's Haitian migrants with
particularly severity and a deliberate disregard for their civil liberties.

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Born into a middle class family and went to informal schools that took place in the villagers home

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Born into a middle class family and went to informal schools that took place in the villagers home

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Jonathan Warner

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Killed lots of Haitians throughout his power

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He quickly soared through military ranks as he used to eventually hurt more than help.Such as creating secret groups to terrorize and hurt supporters of opposing opinions.

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He went to jail for forging a check and he has 10 siblings.

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He married his wife and had two daughters. He stopped his life of crime and got a steady job to focus on his family. He had a soft spot for his family.

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Study at informal schools in different villages.

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His final day on May 30, 1961,was when he has ambushed by seven assassins while traveling in his own car.

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He joined a gang at 16 and commited a string of crimes including being arrested for forged checks.

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When Rafael saw the chance to join the U.S Marines, he took it because he knew he could use his power against other people that tried to defy him.

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Was the third born of eleven children

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During the U.S. occupation of the Dominican Republic from 1916 to 1924, Trujillo joined the Constabulary Guard and was trained by U.S. Marines.

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Seemed almost untouchable. While so many people knew what he did and wanted him gone they couldn't get him out. He used power for personal gain and to hurt others.

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He was a very selfish leader and only wanted his citizens to suffer.

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He was supposedly part of the 44 gang, which indulged in theft, forgery, and blackmail

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He toke control of major industries and finical institutions, which boasted the economy, but only the capital saw real results.

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16 August 1931, the first anniversary of his inauguration, Trujillo made the Dominican Party the nation's sole legal political party.

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After getting married and having two daughters he too a weigher position at a sugar plantation.

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The main reason the OAS cut off ties completely with the DR was because of the attempted assassination of the Venezuelan president.

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The highest level of education he recieved was at an elementary level

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He became president of the Dominican Republic in 1930 through political
maneuvering and torture.

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took his oathon January 11, 1919, during the U.S. occupation of the Dominican Republic from 1916-1924.

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took his oathon January 11, 1919, during the U.S. occupation of the Dominican Republic from 1916-1924.

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took his oath
on January 11, 1919, during the U.S. occupation of the Dominican Republic from 1916-1924.

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In rural areas, entire peasant communities were uprooted to clear way for Trujilo's new sugar plantation.

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He hired someone to rewrite his family history once he came into power.

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He hired someone to rewrite his family history once he came into power.

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~Ethan Lancaster

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In 1916, he married his first wife, Aminta Ledesima.

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In 1916, he married his first wife, Aminta Ledesima.

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~Ethan Lancaster

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He built several monuments in his own honor and renamed Santo Domingo to Ciudad Trujillo (Trujillo City).

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He built several monuments in his own honor and renamed Santo Domingo to Ciudad Trujillo (Trujillo City).

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~Ethan Lancaster