Ramfis Trujillo was a close friend of the racecar driver and diplomat of what nationality?
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Ramfis Trujillo General Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Martínez (5 June 1929 – 27 December 1969 in Madrid, Spain), better known as Ramfis Trujillo, was the son of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina (some historians, like Jesús Galíndez, claim that he adopted him, and that Ramfis was María Martínez’s son from her previous marriage). Like his close friend (and for a time brother-in-law) Porfirio Rubirosa, he was regarded by most as a reckless and spoiled playboy, though he is also remembered for his ruthlessness and cruelty. He took control of the Dominican Republic on 30 May 1961, after his father was assassinated.
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Porfirio Rubirosa Porfirio Rubirosa Ariza (January 22, 1909 – July 5, 1965) was a Dominican diplomat, race car driver, soldier and polo player. He was an adherent of the dictator Rafael Trujillo, and was also rumored to be a political assassin under his regime. Rubirosa made his mark as an international playboy for his jetsetting lifestyle and his legendary sexual prowess with women. Among his spouses were two of the richest women in the world.
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Gastón Perkins Gastón Carlos Perkins (born April 15, 1928 in Buenos Aires– April 19, 2006) was an Argentine racing driver
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Osvaldo López Osvaldo "Cocho" López (born December 3, 1947 in Buenos Aires), is a retired Argentine racing driver. He won the TC2000 championship in 1979. His son Juan Manuel López is also a racing driver.
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Formula One drivers from Colombia There have been a total of 3 Formula One drivers from Colombia.
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Guillermo Maldonado (racing) Guillermo Maldonado (born October 29, 1952 in Buenos Aires Province), is an Argentine racing driver. He won the TC2000 championship in 1994.
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Carlos Guerrero Carlos Guerrero (born November 20, 1957, Mexico City, Mexico) is a former driver in the CART Championship Series who was a multiple Formula Three and Formula Two champion in his native Mexico. He raced in the 1995–1996 CART seasons with 17 career starts, including the 1995 Indianapolis 500. His best career finish was in 11th position at the 1995 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.
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Juan Barazi Juan Barazi (born 22 January 1968 in Copenhagen) is a Danish racing driver and businessman. The Swiss-educated lawyer (ref. Swiss newspaper 'Le Temps' 7 Nov., 2013) is the scion of an ancient Syrian-Kurdish noble family.
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Johnny Mauro Johnny Mauro (October 25, 1910 – January 23, 2003) was an American racecar driver. He was born in Denver Colorado on October 25, 1910. Mauro and his family owned several car dealerships, leading him to being the only Ferrari importer in Denver for many years. He raced in Indy cars for Ferrari in the 1940s and 1950s, and was the mastermind behind the United States Truck Driving School (USTDS), a company still owned by his daughter Arlene and her husband Dick Lammers. When Mauro died in January 2003 in an auto accident, he owned a large collection of cars he had acquired, all of them restored, including a Ford Model A, an Alfa Romeo, a Fiat, a few Mercedes, a quarter midget race car, a Buick, and his prized possession, a red 1984 Ferrari GTO with only a few thousand original miles.
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Carlo Tomasi Carlo Tomasi (15 October 1930) is an Italian Argentine racing driver.
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Juan Gaudino Juan Antonio Gaudino (1893 in Turin – 25 March 1975 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine racing driver.
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Daniel Campos-Hull Daniel Campos-Hull (born 3 August 1989 in Barcelona) is a Spanish race car driver. His father is Spanish and his mother English.
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James Hunt James Simon Wallis Hunt (29 August 1947 – 15 June 1993) was a British racing driver who won the Formula One World Championship in . After retiring from racing in 1979, Hunt became a media commentator and businessman.
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Rubén Luis di Palma Rubén Luis di Palma (Arrecifes, October 27, 1944 – Carlos Tejedor, September 30, 2000) was an Argentine racing driver. He won the TC2000 championship once (1983) and finished runner-up on three other occasions and the Turismo Carretera championship back-to-back in 1970 and 1971. He died in September 2000, when the Robinson R44 helicopter he was flying spun out of control and crashed near Carlos Tejedor, Buenos Aires Province.
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Emerson Fittipaldi Emerson Fittipaldi (] ; born 12 December 1946) is a semi-retired Brazilian automobile racing driver who won both the Formula One World Championship and the Indianapolis 500 twice each and the CART championship once.
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Enzo Ferrari Enzo Anselmo Ferrari, (] ; 18 February 1898 – 14 August 1988) was an Italian motor racing driver and entrepreneur, the founder of the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team, and subsequently of the Ferrari automobile marque. He was widely known as ""il Commendatore"" or ""il Drake"". In his final years he was often referred to as ""l'Ingegnere"" (the Engineer) or ""il Grande Vecchio" (the Great Old Man)".
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Formula One drivers from Argentina There have been 25 Formula One drivers from Argentina including one five-time World Drivers' Champion. Juan Manuel Fangio, who is regarded as one of the greatest drivers of all time, won the title five times in the first eight seasons of the championship and was twice a runner-up.
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Arsenio Laurel Arsenio "Dodjie" Laurel (December 14, 1931 – November 19, 1967) was a champion race car driver from the Philippines. He was the first two-time winner of the Macau Grand Prix, winning it consecutively in 1962 and 1963.
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Gilles Villeneuve Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve (] ; January 18, 1950 – May 8, 1982), known as Gilles Villeneuve, was a Canadian racing driver. Villeneuve spent six years in Grand Prix racing with Ferrari, winning six races and widespread acclaim for his performances.
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L.A. Lariviere Leonide Albert Lariviere (June 22, 1897 – December 15, 1987) was an American racecar driver.
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George Howie George Howie (April 26, 1899 Damascus, Syria – November 11, 1979 San Luis Obispo, California) was an American racecar driver.
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Martín de Álzaga (racing driver) Martín 'Macoco' de Álzaga (25 January 1901 – 15 November 1982) was an Argentine racecar driver.