Dominican Dictator Trujillo Assassinated (1961) 

Unissued / unused material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown.
American newsreel item. Title reads: "Trujillo. Dominican Dictator Victim Of Assassins".
Dominican Republic
LS Palace of Rafeal Trujillo. MS Trujillo with brother Hector. CU Trujillo smiling. MS Pan with Trujillo walking down street with guards in background. LS Trujillo receiving investiture. MS Trujillo speaking. (2 shots).
Note: Date on original paperwork reads: June 1961. American commentary tells how the 31-year-old dictatorship has ended in Trujillo's assassination leaving a dangerous vacuum that could tempt Fidel Castro to make a "reckless move toward the Republic".
FILM ID:2978.16
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