Joaquin Balaguer vs. Johnny Abbes García

Crónica 105 Historia Dominicana

On May 30, 1961, conspirators ambushed and assassinated the most powerful man in the Dominican Republic, General Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina. This event caused a tremendous uproar and placed a heavy burden on the shoulders of Trujillo's puppet president at the time, Dr. Joaquín Balaguer Ricardo.