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President of the Dominican Republic from 1952 to 1960 In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Trujillo and the second or maternal family name is Molina.

Héctor B. Trujillo
Héctor Trujillo in 1952

President of the Dominican Republic
In office 16 August 1952 – 3 August 1960
Vice President	Joaquín Balaguer (1957–60)
Preceded by	Rafael Trujillo
Succeeded by	Joaquín Balaguer

Personal details
Born	6 April 1908 San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Died	19 October 2002(2002-10-19) (aged 94) Miami, Florida, United States
Nationality	Dominican
Political party	Dominican Party
Spouse	Alma McLaughlin Simó

Héctor Bienvenido "Negro" Trujillo Molina (6 April 1908 – 19 October 2002) was a Dominican general and political figure who was the President of the Dominican Republic between 1952 and 1960. He was the brother of former president and dictator Rafael Trujillo.

Biography

Héctor Trujillo, nicknamed Negro for his facial features and 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. 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.

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.

He died of natural causes in Miami on October 19, 2002. Trujillo was married to Alma McLaughlin Simó. The couple had no children.

References

Social Security Death Index, Hector B. Trujillo, accessed at 20 May 2008
^ Crassweller RD. Trujillo. The Life and Times of a Caribbean Dictator. The MacMIllan Co, New York, 1966. pp. 261–279.
Crassweller RD, ibid, page 375
Perez, Celeste (2020-08-26). "Mujeres de poder: un recorrido por la historia de las primeras damas de la República". Listín Diario. Archived from the original on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2021-08-16.

Political offices
Preceded byRafael Trujillo	President of the Dominican Republic 1952–1960	Succeeded byJoaquín Balaguer

v t e Presidents of the Dominican Republic (list)
1844–1865	Santana M. Jimenes B. Báez Santana Regla Mota B. Báez Valverde Santana Spanish occupation (1861–1865)
Restoration War (1863–1865)	Salcedo Polanco Rojas
1865–1924	Pimentel J. Cabral P. Guillermo B. Báez J. Cabral B. Báez González Espaillat González M. Cabral B. Báez González C. Guillermo González Castro C. Guillermo Luperón Meriño Heureaux Billini Woss y Gil Heureaux Figuereo Vásquez J. Jimenes Vásquez Woss y Gil Morales Cáceres Victoria Nouel Bordas R. Báez J. Jimenes Henríquez United States occupation (1916–1924) Vicini
1924–1966	Vásquez Estrella R. Trujillo Peynado Troncoso R. Trujillo H. Trujillo Balaguer Bonnelly Bosch Provisional Junta First Triumvirate Second Triumvirate Molina Caamaño Benoit Imbert García Godoy
After 1966	Balaguer Guzmán Majluta Jorge Blanco Balaguer Fernández Mejía Fernández Medina Abinader
‡ Served during the Dominican Civil War.

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