Orlando Martínez Howley

Orlando Martinez Howley (1944–1975) was a left-wing journalist and member of the Communist Party of the Dominican Republic.^[1] He was born in Las Matas de Farfán in the Dominican Republic, in 1944.^[2] He was assassinated on 17 March 1975 during one of the administrations of President Joaquín Balaguer, who, knowing the identity of killers (General Salvador Lluveres Montas, General Joaquin A Pou Castro, among them), opted to not tell who they were and just wrote a "blank page" in one of his books, supposedly leaving for posterity the knowledge of who the killers were.^[2] Orlando had written articles critical of the president.^[3] In 2000, four men were given 30-year jail sentences in connection with the killing.^[1] Orlando Martinez has become a symbol of freedom of expression in the Dominican Republic.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Dominican general jailed over killing". BBC News. 2000-08-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/866093.stm. Retrieved 2007-10-24. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Rodriguez, Tomas (2003-08-23). "Dominican death squad sentenced in '75 murder". World Socialist Web Site. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2000/aug2000/domi-a23.shtml. Retrieved 2007-10-24. 
3. ^ Ramirez, Anthony (1998-12-01). "Bronx Store Owner Is Arrested In a 1975 Dominican Killing". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B00E3DA173BF932A35751C1A96E958260&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/B/Balaguer,%20Joaquin. Retrieved 2007-10-24. 

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Name	Martinez Howley, Orlando
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Date of birth	1944
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Date of death	1975
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