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Cipriano Castro: Venezuela's Ex-Dictator Returns as Menace
A portrait of Cipriano Castro the former Venezuelan dictator, dubbed a "Man of Mystery," who sought to inflame tensions with the United States, France, and Germany. The article details his rise in Caracas, seven years ruling Venezuela, use of "due process of law" to seize property, and sensational acts against foreign powers and Venezuelan rivals, ending with his exile and later legal troubles.
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Don Cipriano Castro
Napoleon
Cipriano
Venezuela
United States
Gomez
Castro
Europe
Don Cipriano
Andes
Caracas
England
France
Germany
Ellis Island
Bank of Venezuela
Bermuda Asphalt Lake
Orinoco
M. Tainy
Martinique
Nrance
Venezuelan
Morocco
Japan
Gustavo Sanabria
Sanabria
Antonio Paredes
Baredes
Paredes
Berlin
Andy
Juan Vicente Gomez
Cipriano Castro
Jose M. Hernandez
el Mocho
Castro Leutenant
Hernandez
New York
Little Republic