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Local May 30, 2025 | 8:41 am

May 30: the last day of Trujillo

On the night of May 30, 1961, Dominican dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo was ambushed and killed at kilometer 9 on the highway between Santo Domingo and San Cristóbal. The plot was orchestrated by a group of dissidents, including Modesto Díaz, Salvador Estrella Sadhalá, Antonio de la Maza, and others. Trujillo's vehicle was struck by over 60 bullets, with sev... Read more

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