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  • Essay / Assassination of Trujillo in the Dominican Republic

    This decision brought the Dominican Republic into an economic depression and made life difficult for the people and all because of the cruelty and impulsiveness of Trujillo, "that his way is the right one,” which really wasn’t. By August 1960, the CIA had had enough and began planning modern methods of assassination, not only against Trujillo, but also against Castro and against the practices of Lumumba's Congolese. The people of the Republic of Dominica were also tired of Trujillo and many anti-Trujillistas were ready to assassinate Trujillo. Some were afraid of Trujillo and what his men might do to them, so they deny what the United States is offering them, if they unite to help kill Trujillo. Many agreed and accepted the weapons assistance offered by the US CIA to carry out the assassination of "El Jefe", a name Trujillo was commonly known as. Later, Trujillo also had problems with the Catholic Church because they believed he was violating human rights, which he was. When Trujillo sent to kill Mirabal de Las Hermana was when his death was condemned