President Rafael Trujillo of the Dominican Republic makes a speech warning his people against communism.
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December 1, 1955 Large photo-mural of dictator Rafael L. Trujillo Sr. at local fair.
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October 1, 1961 Rafael Trujillo Jr., Trujillo’s son, during a press conference.
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Angelita, Trujillo’s daughter, honored at International Fair
At the Free World's Fair of Peace and Confraternity, Angelita Trujillo, daughter of dictator Rafael Trujillo, and her escort, Luis Jose Leon Estevez stand at attention during an unidentified event at the fair, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, December 20, 1955.
The couple is surrounded by various ladies in waiting.
(Photo by Leonard McCombe/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)
General Rafael Trujillo, Jr., son of the president of the Dominican Republic, with American actress Kim Novak on their arrival at Union Station, Los Angeles, California.
A celebration in praise of President Rafael L. Trujillo Sr.
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A celebration in praise of Rafael L. Trujillo Sr.
(Photo by Joseph Scherschel/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)
US Senator Theodore F. Green (R) talking to dictator Rafael L. Trujillo.
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circa 1955: Rafael Trujillo, dictator of Dominican Republic from 1931-61, smiles as he is hugged by the elderly mother of a son who was released from prison on his orders.
December 1, 1955 Statue of Dominican Republic dictator Rafael L. Trujillo Sr.
(Photo by Leonard Mccombe/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina 1891-1961 , dictator of the Dominican Republic,1930-1961
Assassination attempt on Trujillo May 30, 1961
His bullet-riddled car June 5, 1961
Funeral of Rafael L. Trujillo, Sr.
June 1, 1961 (Photo by Bob Henriques/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)
Press is Shown Bodies of Trujillo Assassins
(Original Caption) June 5, 1961: Cuidad Trujillo, Dominican Republic Newsmen are shown bodies of Antonio de la Maza Vasquez (rear) and Juan Thomas Diaz, assassins of Rafael Trujillo, who were killed late June 4 while resisting arrest.
Man Holding Portrait of Trujillo, November 23, 1961
(Original Caption) Change Name of Capital. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: A portrait of Rafael Trujillo, altered to give the late dictator a satanic appearance, is carried through the streets of this capital city by demonstrators, November 23. The Dominican congress passed a law, November 23, changing the name of Ciudad Trujillo back to Santo Domingo, the name the city sas known by from the time of Columbus until the Trujillo regime changed it in 1936.
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