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Rafael Trujillo |
The 1930 Dominican coup d'état was the military coup that took place in the Dominican Republic on February 23, 1930 when the Dominican Army, led by Rafael Trujillo, overthrew President Horacio Vasquez.[1][2] Trujillo seized power, cemented his power in a rigged May 1930 election, establishing a military dictatorship that would last 31 years.[1]
Trujillo plotted with the Coalicion Patriotica de Ciudadanos, the main opposition party, against the Vasquez government.[1]
Vasquez and other adversaries of Trujillo were exiled.[3]
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