Personality cult Rafael Trujillo

heraldic flag used trujillo generalissimo of armies

in 1936, @ suggestion of mario fermín cabral, congress voted overwhelmingly change name of capital santo domingo ciudad trujillo. province of san cristobal changed trujillo , , nation s highest peak, pico duarte, renamed pico trujillo. statues of el jefe mass-produced , erected across republic, , bridges , public buildings named in honor. nation s newspapers had praise trujillo part of front page, , license plates included slogans such ¡viva trujillo! , año del benefactor de la patria (year of benefactor of nation.) electric sign erected in ciudad trujillo dios y trujillo seen @ night in day. eventually, churches required post slogan dios en cielo, trujillo en tierra (god in heaven, trujillo on earth). time went on, order of phrases reversed (trujillo on earth, god in heaven). trujillo recommended nobel peace prize admirers, committee declined suggestion.

era de trujillo sign: in household, trujillo national symbol

trujillo eligible run again in 1938, but, citing united states example of 2 presidential terms, stated: voluntarily, , against wishes of people, refuse re-election high office. in fact, vigorous reelection campaign had been launched in middle of 1937 international uproar followed haitian massacre later year forced trujillo announce return private life . consequently, dominican party nominated trujillo s handpicked successor, 71-year-old vice-president jacinto peynado, manuel de jesús troncoso running mate. appeared alone on ballot in 1938 election. trujillo kept positions generalissimo of army , leader of dominican party. understood peynado merely puppet, , trujillo still held governing power in nation. peynado increased size of electric dios y trujillo sign , died on 7 march 1940, troncoso serving out rest of term. however, in 1942, president franklin d. roosevelt having run third term in united states, trujillo ran president again , elected unopposed. served 2 terms, lengthened 5 years each. in 1952, under pressure organization of american states, ceded presidency brother, héctor. despite being officially out of power, trujillo organized major national celebration commemorate twenty-five years of rule in 1955. gold , silver commemorative coins minted image.

trujillo president magloire of haiti. hector , ramfis trujillo in attendance