Born:

October 24, 1891, San Cristóbal (Dominikanische Republik)

Died:

May 30, 1961, Santo Domingo

Dominican military officer and dictator who ruled the Dominican Republic from August 1930 until his assassination in May 1961.

Mentioned in

• Haiti’s Humanitarian Offer: Jewish Refugees in the Caribbean During the Second World War (Nadège Veldwachter)