Dominican Party

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El Partido Dominicano was the only legally approved political party in the Dominican Republic during the rule of autocratic ruler; Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina. All Dominican citizens had to belong to this party and the needed to carry what were called "Los tres golpes", (three strikes):

• La cedula de identidad
• Carnet Partidiario
• La Palmita

If you were stopped by the police with none of these you were arrested and incarcerated for a period of perhaps 6 months.

The party was disbanded shortly after Trujillo's assassination in 1961.

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• La Enciclopedia Dominicana En Linea