[Pamphlets on Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina, president of the Dominican Republic].

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

[Pamphlets on Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina, president of the Dominican Republic].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/701748467

v. 28 cm.

Yale University Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 8008096

Yale University Library

Related Entities

There are 1 Entities related to this resource.

Trujillo Molina, Rafael Leónidas, 1891-1961

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bq0rwx (person)

Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina (b. 24 October 1891, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic–d., 30 May 1961, Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic)was a notorious president of the Dominican Republic. He joined the National Guard in 1918 and was promoted from cadet to general and commander-in chief of the Army in only nine years. During the rebellion against Pres. Horacio Vásquez in 1930, Trujillo cut a deal with rebel leader in order to run for president. He won the presidency in 1930 with 99% of the v...