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

Behind the Bastards

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The Importance of Basin Support in a Changing World

Trujillo understood that most of his personal security and the stability of his regime was going to rest entirely on what amounted to bribing the peasantry. One of the techniques he used was baptism, baptism and $100 bills. It is considered poor form in Latin America to conspire against your compadre, the Godfather of your child.

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