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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
January 1, 19591 de enero de 1959 · Washington, D.C. · The Trujillo Era & DictatorshipLa Era de Trujillo y la Dictadura

Evening star

SourceFuente: Evening star · Washington, D.C. · January 1, 19591 de enero de 1959
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1959-01-01/ed-1/?sp=8

In contextEn contexto

The Trujillo Era & DictatorshipLa Era de Trujillo y la Dictadura · 1924–1960

Rafael Trujillo ruled for 31 years. US papers reported the 1930 hurricane that leveled Ciudad Trujillo, the 1937 Haitian massacre, sugar commerce, WWII U-boat sinkings, Tito Mella's Compañía Naviera Dominicana shipping fleet, and Trujillo's Washington lobbying.Rafael Trujillo gobernó durante 31 años. La prensa informó sobre el huracán de 1930, la masacre de 1937, el azúcar, hundimientos de submarinos en la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la flota de la Compañía Naviera Dominicana de Tito Mella.

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SummaryResumen

The *Evening Star* reported that ousted Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista fled to the Dominican Republic alongside his family, Prime Minister Gonzalo Güell, and designated successor Andrés Rivero Agüero. Batista departed Havana by plane on New Year's Eve, stating his resignation and flight to Rafael Trujillo's regime were intended to prevent further bloodshed.

El *Evening Star* informó que el derrocado dictador cubano Fulgencio Batista huyó a la República Dominicana junto con su familia, el primer ministro Gonzalo Güell y su sucesor designado Andrés Rivero Agüero. Batista partió de La Habana en avión en la víspera de Año Nuevo, declarando que su renuncia y huida hacia el régimen de Rafael Trujillo tenían como fin evitar un mayor derramamiento de sangre.

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The passage where this article was found, copied from the newspaper page itself, reading errors and all. This is exactly what the summary above is based on.El pasaje donde se encontró este artículo, copiado de la propia página del periódico, con sus errores de lectura y todo. Esto es exactamente aquello en lo que se basa el resumen de arriba.

for 25 months to oust 3atista.

Men who had been in key

posts around Batista began re

signing. Rafael Guas Inclan,

Cuban vice president, quit and

so did Senate President Ansel

mo Alliegro.

The man Batista had picked

to succeed him February 24,

Andres Rivero Aguero, flew

With Batista to the Dominican

Republic. That nation is run

by Generalissimo Rafael Tru

jillo, one of the few remaining

dictators in Latic America?

Accompanied by Family

Also making the trip war

Prime Minister Gonzalo Guell

They made the flight in a

plane of Aerovias Airlines. Ac

companying Batista were hh

wife and family. He has eight

children. Two sons had been

in New York City but checked

out of their hotel there yester

day.

Batista had spent last eve

ning conferring with top ad

visers and military leaders

Shortly before New Year’s

celebrations began at midnight,

Batista addressed leaders of

the Cuban House and Senate

at Camp Colombia his military

headquarters near Havana

He told them he felt his de

parture would be “for the good

of everybody in the country

since it would avoid furthei

bloodshed.”

Earlier in the evening he had

maintained the fighting was

going against the rebels and

said he would stamp them out

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1959). Washington, D.C., 1959-01-01. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1959-01-01/ed-1/?sp=8

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1959-01-01.

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