Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Rafael Trujillo Biography and Timeline

Follow Rafael Trujillo through 4 dated historical records for Dominican Republic.

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Rafael Trujillo, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records

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1930–1961Years on this page

1930

Coup

President of Dominican Republic · Santo Domingo · Revolution / Revolution of Dominican Republic

Establishes a dictatorship by means of a military coup

Role range: 1930-1961

1937

Massacre

President of Dominican Republic · Santo Domingo · Government / Government of Dominican Republic

The Army massacres 20,000 Haitians living in Dominican border provinces

Role range: 1930-1961

1961

Assassination of Rafael Trujillo

President of Dominican Republic · Santo Domingo · Government / Government of Dominican Republic

Trujillo is assassinated

Role range: 1930-1961

1961

Death of Rafael Trujillo

President of Dominican Republic · Santo Domingo · Government / Government of Dominican Republic

Trujillo is assassinated

Role range: 1930-1961

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.