Trujillo: The Death of a Dictator

I finished reading this book about a week ago. This is a subject that I've been wanting to read for a while. This story is kind of personal to me. Trujillo was a dictator that ruled my home country, Dominican Republic, for 31 years. Trujillo brought, prosperity, safety, stability, respect, and power to Dominican Republic, he also brought terror. As dictators do, he ruled with an iron fist. During Trujillo's reign, the Dominican Intelligence Agency was one of the best in the world and Dominican prosperity was second only to the United States. Both of my grandfathers proudly served in this dictatorship so growing up I never heard one negative comment about Trujillo. I knew of his infamous reputation but today even non-Trujillo Dominicans reminisce about the Trujillo days. The days when people prospered and you can walk around town without fear of being robbed, those days are gone. My dad's dad was a diplomat and knew Trujillo very well, my mom's dad was an up and coming young Army officer and was under Trujillo's command. I had great uncles and distant family members who faithfully served Trujillo. It was interesting to read a little bit about my roots and see my last name in the book. I frequently called my dad or my mom to ask about some of these characters. If you're interested in Dominican history then this is a great book. It was over 200 pages but I sped right through it. 

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[Marisol]

Trujillo's daughter (Angelita) and her husband and kids used to visit my house while living in Spain and I used to go for the weekend to their house to play with Trujillo's grand-daughter, Toquita.