The Assassination of Trujillo

Witness History

English - May 30, 2016 07:50 - 8 minutes - 4.08 MB - ★★★★★ - 853 ratings
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On May 30th 1961 Rafael Trujillo, the dictator in the Dominican Republic, was shot dead. Tim Mansel has spoken to 3 people with different reasons for remembering the day he was killed.

Photo: Antonio Imbert, one of the men who shot Trujillo. Credit:Tim Mansel.