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Part One: Rafael Trujillo: The Most Brutal Dictator of the Americas

Behind the Bastards

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Raphael's Life in the Dominican Republic

At age 16 Raphael Trujillo started to work as a telegraph operator. His two uncles Teodulo and Plinio who taught him how to be a man. As a young adult he's offered a job working security at one of the local sugar plantations. He helped catch and hang several men who are looking to start labor unions. Tragically, and this is sad cat is promising career murdering union organizers is cut short because he raped somebody.

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