upTrujillo in 1952 In May 1961, the ruler of the Dominican Republic, Rafael Trujillo was murdered with weapons supplied by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). An internal CIA memorandum states that a 1973 Office of Inspector General investigation into the murder disclosed "quite extensive Agency involvement with the plotters." The CIA described its role in "changing" the government of the Dominican Republic as a 'success' in that it assisted in moving the Dominican Republic from a totalitarian dictatorship to a Western-style democracy."CIA "Family Jewels" Memo, 1973 (see page 434) Family Jewels (Central Intelligence Agency)  Juan Bosch, an earlier recipient of CIA funding , was elected president of the Dominican Republic in 1962, and was deposed in 1963.
upTrujillo in 1952 In May 1961, the ruler of the Dominican Republic, right-wing dictator Rafael Trujillo, was murdered with weapons supplied by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). An internal CIA memorandum states that a 1973 Office of Inspector General investigation into the murder disclosed "quite extensive Agency involvement with the plotters." The CIA described its role in "changing" the government of the Dominican Republic as a 'success' in that it assisted in moving the Dominican Republic from a totalitarian dictatorship to a Western-style democracy."CIA "Family Jewels" Memo, 1973 (see page 434) Family Jewels (Central Intelligence Agency) Socialist Juan Bosch, whose propoganda and institute for political training had recieved some CIA funding via the J.M. Kaplan Fund , was elected president of the Dominican Republic in its first free elections, in December 1962. Bosch was deposed by a right-wing coup in September 1963, and President Johnson sent troops to prevent him from being restored to power.
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Rafael Trujillo
right-wing dictator Rafael Trujillo,
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an earlier recipient of CIA funding
whose propoganda and institute for political training had recieved some CIA funding via the J.M. Kaplan Fund
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1962, and was deposed in 1963.
its first free elections, in December 1962. Bosch was deposed by a right-wing coup in September 1963, and President Johnson sent troops to prevent him from being restored to power.