I'm participating in NaBloPoMo this month! Thought it would help me get back my blogging Mojo. Check back everyday for a new post!
  Dominican Republic Dictator Rafael Trujillo Is Assassinated (1961)Trujillo was a military strongman who seized control of the Dominican Republic in 1930 and ruled it as a dictator for the next 30 years. He renamed the capital after himself and forced all citizens to join his political party. He brutally suppressed dissent and ordered the infamous 1937 Parsley Massacre, in which up to 30,000 Haitians living near the Dominican border were murdered. In 1961, Trujillo was ambushed and shot to death by seven men. Why was the CIA said to be involved? More... Discuss |
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i am waiting :)..
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Thanks for visitng my page and your comments.
And, so far so good! :D
That's a good idea. I'm either posting too much or not posting at all. I'd like to do a post everyday for the month.
Hi John! You should go for it! :)
WOOT!
Yay! :D
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