Orlando Martínez Howley
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Orlando Martinez Howley (1944–1975) was a left-wing
journalist
and member of the Communist Party of the Dominican Republic
. He was born in Las Matas de Farfán
in the Dominican Republic, in 1944. 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. Orlando had written articles critical of the president. In 2000, four men were given 30-year jail sentences in connection with the killing. Orlando Martinez has become a symbol of freedom of expression in the Dominican Republic.
Left-wing politics
In politics, Left, left-wing and leftist generally refer to support for social change to create a more egalitarian society...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and member of the Communist Party of the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
. He was born in Las Matas de Farfán
Las Matas de Farfán
Las Matas de Farfán is a town in the San Juan Province, Dominican Republic. It is the birthplace of a number of current and former Major League Baseball players including Juan Encarnacion, Roberto Novoa, Odalis Perez, Ramón Santiago, and Valerio de los Santos....
in the Dominican Republic, in 1944. He was assassinated on 17 March 1975 during one of the administrations of President Joaquín Balaguer
Joaquín Balaguer
Joaquín Antonio Balaguer Ricardo was the President of the Dominican Republic from 1960 to 1962, from 1966 to 1978, and again from 1986 to 1996.-Early life and introduction to politics:...
, 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. Orlando had written articles critical of the president. In 2000, four men were given 30-year jail sentences in connection with the killing. Orlando Martinez has become a symbol of freedom of expression in the Dominican Republic.