Héctor Trujillo

Héctor Trujillo
40th President of the Dominican Republic
In office August 16, 1952 – August 3, 1960
Vice President	None (1952–57) Joaquín Balaguer (1957–60)
Preceded by	Rafael Trujillo
Succeeded by	Joaquín Balaguer
Personal details
Born	April 6, 1908 San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Died	October 19, 2002 (aged 94) Miami, Florida, United States
Nationality	Dominican
Political party	Dominican Party

Héctor Bienvenido Trujillo Molina (April 6, 1908 – October 19, 2002),^[1] was a general, and political figure, president of the Dominican Republic 1952–60. He was the brother of Rafael Trujillo.

Biography

Héctor Trujillo, nicknamed Negro for his dark complexion, was the youngest brother of Rafael Trujillo. After Trujillo rose to power in 1930, Hector entered the Army and advanced rapidly. He reached the rank of a major general before he was appointed "Secretary of State for War and Navy" in 1942.^[2] In 1944, he became "General of the Army', a newly created title. Aside from his military activities, Hector was busy amassing land and money. A philanderer, he became engaged to Alma McLaughlin in 1937, and the marriage eventually took place two decades later.^[2]

Héctor Trujillo worked as a "puppet" for his brother who had all the control; made president on August 16, 1952, he was asked to resign on August 3, 1960, when his brother reshuffled the government.^[3]

He died of natural causes in Miami on October 19, 2002.

References

1. Social Security Death Index, Hector B. Trujillo, accessed at 20 May 2008
2. Crassweller RD. Trujillo. The Life and Times of a Caribbean Dictator. The MacMIllan Co, New York, 1966. pp. 261–279.
3. Crassweller RD, ibid, page 375