Betancourt had denounced the dictatorship of Dominican Republic's Rafael Trujillo; the fascist-like Trujillo had developed an obsessive personal hatred of Betancourt and supported plots of Venezuelan exiles to overthrow him.
Betancourt had denounced the dictatorship of Dominican Republic's Rafael Trujillo. The fascist-like Trujillo had developed an obsessive personal hatred of Betancourt. The fascist-like Trujillo had supported plots of Venezuelan exiles. This was to overthrow him.