The Assassination of Trujillo

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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.

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Mon 30 May 201607:50GMT

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