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Word: dominicano (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Behind Closed Doors. The only party is Trujillo's Partido Dominicano, to which all Dominicans who want to get anywhere must belong; government employees pay 10% of their salaries into the party treasury. Behind closed doors, Dominicans curse the Era of Trujillo. But no one dares murmur in public: Dominicans have gone to jail for complaining about the weather...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: EI Benefactor | 7/30/1951 | See Source »

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