'I shot the cruellest dictator in the Americas'

n2doc

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Fri May-27-11 07:43 PM
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'I shot the cruellest dictator in the Americas'

Before his assassination on a dark highway on 30 May 1961, the Dominican dictator, Rafael Trujillo, ruled with an iron fist for almost 30 years. Tim Mansel meets one of the men who shot him.

Rafael Trujillo's rule is considered one of the most brutal periods in the history of the Dominican Republic. Taking power in 1930, his hold over the country was absolute. He brooked no opposition.

Those who dared to oppose him were imprisoned, tortured and murdered. Their bodies often disappeared, rumoured to have been fed to the sharks.

In 1937, Trujillo ordered the racially motivated massacre of several thousand Haitians living in the country.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-13560512

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malaise

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Fri May-27-11 07:45 PM
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1. Thanks

This is fascinating

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n2doc

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Fri May-27-11 07:46 PM
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2. I thought you might find it interesting n/t

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malaise

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Fri May-27-11 07:49 PM
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4. Now I'm going to have to dig even further

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Fri May-27-11 07:47 PM
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3. ... but I did not shoot his Deputy... n/t

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