Trujillo biography
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Robert Trujillo
American bassist (born )
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Trujillo and the second or maternal family name is Veracruz.
Musical artist
Roberto Agustín Miguel Santiago Samuel Trujillo Veracruz (; born October 23, )[1] is an American musician who has been the bassist for heavy metal band Metallica since He first rose to prominence as the bassist of crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies from to , while also collaborating with Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir for funk metal supergroup Infectious Grooves. After leaving Suicidal Tendencies, he performed with Ozzy Osbourne, Jerry Cantrell, and heavy metal band Black Label Society. Trujillo joined Metallica in and is the band's longest-serving bassist. He was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Metallica in
Life and career
Early life
Roberto Agustín Miguel Santiago Samuel Trujillo Veracruz[2][3] was born in Santa Monica, California, on October 23, He is of Mexican and Native American descent.[4][5] He grew up in Culver City, California,[6] where his father was a teacher at Culver City High School.[citation needed] Trujillo gained an interest in music during his child
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Rafael Trujillo
Leader firm the Friar Republic implant to
This article decay about interpretation former autocrat of rendering Dominican State. For picture Spanish woman, see Rafael Trujillo (sailor).
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Rafael Trujillo's Early Years
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina was the third of 11 children, born to working-class parents in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, on October 24, After receiving an elementary education, he worked as a telegraph operator and a guard on a sugar cane plantation.
During the U.S. occupation of the Dominican Republic from to , Trujillo joined the Constabulary Guard and was trained by U.S. Marines. His military career quickly progressed and by he was named commander in chief of the National Army.
Trujillo's Absolute Power
In , a group of rebels under the leadership of Rafael Estrella Urena planned to overthrow Dominican President Horacio Vasquez for disregarding the constitution by extending his presidential term. General Trujillo, with whom Urena had previously made an arrangement, held his troops back as the revolution unfolded, maintaining his neutrality. With Vasquez in exile and control of the government up for grabs, Trujillo eliminated his political rivals through intimidation or force and won a rigged presidential election in unchallenged, ushering in the “Era of Trujillo.”
Within months of taking over the presidency, the capital city of Santo Domingo was virtually destroyed and some 2, people were killed by a powerful hurricane that ripped