US officials weighed assassination to remove Trujillo
Washington plotted a 'controlling junta' and an unofficial scheme to protect the dictator's loot from confiscation to prevent pro-Castro elements from taking power.
By Desmond Okafor ·
Rafael Trujillo
US Officer Denies 4 Grenades to Dissidents to Manage Trujillo's Fall
Washington watched dissidents plot to kill Rafael Trujillo while waiting for a managed transition that would credit American influence over the people's raw desperation.
By Desmond Okafor ·
US Official Justifies Liquidating Trujillo to Save Thousands
Rafael Trujillo was marked for liquidation by a US official who compared the murder to Hiroshima to justify saving thousands of lives in the long run.
By Desmond Okafor ·
Trujillo Siphons US Food Funds to Line His Own Pocketbook
Farmers were kept ignorant of true prices while Trujillo and his officials siphoned off US food funds for personal enrichment, an ambassador warned in 1944.
By Constance Bell ·
Trujillo sought American PR expert to mask regime brutalities
Dominicans endured brutalities and suppression while their dictator sought a U.S. brand manager to polish his image and diplomats weighed his regime's strategic utility.
By Vera Kessler ·
$500 Million Personal Fortune Kept Rafael Trujillo in Power
Dominican underground leaders operated at considerable risk while the U.S. blacked out financial aid and lost all military planning task force records.
By Harlan Pryce ·