Trujillo Killed; Army In Power "A bloody dictatorship of 31 years comes to an end as assassins' bullets end the regime of Rafael Trujillo, strong man of the Dominican Republic. He lived by the gun during his terror-ridden rule and he died by the gun". Newsreel on the assassination of Rafael Trujillo: MS's of Trujillo at various social events; MS's brother Hector Trujillo. Exterior of Government building?