Three sisters against a dictator: No Happy End for the Butterflies

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The Dominican Republic was reigned by Rafael Trujillo from 1930 to 1961. His reign of terror ended by an assassination in 1961. After a military career he came to power in 1930 with the help of the US. Trujillo was a prime example of a dictator. Founding his own party, banning all other partys and organisations, oppressing the opposition and killing everyone who was aganist…