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The Dominican Republic in the American Press: United States newspaper coverage of the island, gathered and translated for readers in both languagesLa República Dominicana en la prensa estadounidense: la cobertura de la isla en los periódicos de Estados Unidos, reunida y traducida para lectores en ambos idiomas
July 1, 19611 de julio de 1961 · Washington, D.C. · Assassination, 1965 Intervention, and BalaguerMagnicidio, Intervención de 1965 y Balaguer

Evening star

SourceFuente: Evening star · Washington, D.C. · July 1, 19611 de julio de 1961
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1961-07-01/ed-1/?sp=5

In contextEn contexto

Assassination, 1965 Intervention, and BalaguerMagnicidio, Intervención de 1965 y Balaguer · 1961–1978

Following Trujillo's assassination on May 30, 1961, US papers covered Juan Bosch's brief presidency, the 1965 constitutionalist civil war, LBJ's deployment of 20,000 US troops, and the Balaguer era.Tras el ajusticiamiento de Trujillo en 1961, la prensa estadounidense cubrió la presidencia de Juan Bosch, la guerra civil de 1965 y el desembarco de 20,000 soldados estadounidenses.

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The *Evening Star* reported on an interview with Dominican exile leader Juan Bosch, who characterized Rafael Trujillo's assassination as part of a broader wave of popular revolutions against Latin American dictatorships. Bosch stated he did not expect direct intervention by Fidel Castro, though he warned that Communists might seek to exploit any resulting social upheaval.

El *Evening Star* informó sobre una entrevista con el líder del exilio dominicano Juan Bosch, quien caracterizó el asesinato de Rafael Trujillo como parte de una ola más amplia de revoluciones populares contra las dictaduras latinoamericanas. Bosch declaró que no preveía una intervención directa de Fidel Castro, aunque advirtió que los comunistas podrían intentar capitalizar cualquier convulsión social resultante.

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eral Trujillo was symptomatic

of general unrest.”

Wasn’t the assassination

merely the result of a personal

feud?

“Absolutely not.” he snapped.'

“It was the result of popular

action.

“This is the time of social

revolutions. It is inevitable, look

at history—in the past 10 years

dictators have been assassi

nated in Venezuela,. Panama,

Nicaragua, Guatemala and now

the Dominican Republic. Also

during this time, three other

dictators were overthrown—

Peron (Argentina i, Batista

'(Cuba), Rojas Pinilla (Colom

bia i.”

Mr. Bosch said he did not

think Cuban Prime Minister

Fidel Castro will intervene in

he Dominican politics—“He has

too much trouble of his own at

home." But he said Communists

undoubetedly will take advan-:

tabe of any revolution which i

cision. I well remember that

one time Majority Leader

Knowland took issue with an

important policy decision of

President Eisenhower. But in

contrast with Senator Mans

field, the former California

Senator announced that in

making his speech he was

divesting himself for that

occasion from his important

position as leader of the Re

publicans in the Senate.

“Had Mr. Mansfield done

that we would, indeed, have

accepted hi* explanation

that he was speaking only

for himself. We know that

the majority leader is a good

parliamentarian, hence we

are reluctantly compelled to

take with a grain of salt his

statement that he was not

involving the administra

tion.”

Spokesmen for the French,

German and Italian govern

ments keep a discreet silence

on the whole incident. But

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1961). Washington, D.C., 1961-07-01. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1961-07-01/ed-1/?sp=5

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1961-07-01.

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