Antonio Imbert Barrera

Antonio Imbert Barrera was a Dominican military officer and politician who helped assassinate dictator Rafael Trujillo in 1961 and later served as president of the ruling junta.

Rafael Trujillo: Rafael Trujillo was the Dominican Republic’s authoritarian ruler from 1930 until his assassination in 1961. Imbert joined the plot that ended Trujillo’s rule.
Assassination of Rafael Trujillo: The 1961 killing of Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo by a group of domestic conspirators. Imbert took part in the attack that killed Trujillo.
Road to San Cristóbal: The road to San Cristóbal was the stretch of highway where conspirators ambushed Rafael Trujillo on May 30, 1961. Imbert’s group waited there and attacked Trujillo’s car.
Dominican Republic after Trujillo: The Dominican Republic after Trujillo was a period of political transition, factional conflict, and repeated struggles over democratic rule. Imbert’s public role became part of the unsettled aftermath of the assassination.
Luis Amiama Tió: Luis Amiama Tió was a Dominican political figure who helped organize the 1961 conspiracy against Trujillo. He and Imbert were the plot’s two principal survivors.
Dominican Republic under Trujillo: The Dominican Republic under Trujillo was a personalist dictatorship marked by surveillance, political violence, and dynastic rule. The regime’s repression and succession crisis created conditions for the conspiracy.
Government Junta of Reconstruction: The Government Junta of Reconstruction was a Dominican governing body formed after Trujillo’s assassination. Imbert later presided over this junta during the post-dictatorship transition.
Dominican Civil War: The Dominican Civil War was a 1965 conflict between supporters of constitutional restoration and forces opposing it. The crisis that followed Trujillo’s death later escalated into civil war.
Antonio de la Maza: Antonio de la Maza was a Dominican military officer and one of the central conspirators in Trujillo’s assassination. He was a close associate of Imbert in the assassination plot.
Cattleya plot: The Cattleya plot was a secret plan by Dominican conspirators to overthrow Rafael Trujillo. It belonged to the clandestine opposition network in which Imbert became involved.

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Elías Wessin y WessinRelated: Imbert headed the rival junta backed by anti-constitutionalists during the conflict.