 Joaquín Balaguer , Trujillo 's puppet president is also a supporter , and initially his seemingly innocuous character holds no real power . Following Trujillo 's death , the calm and serenity of Balaguer bring about real change in his character , and General Román comments that " this insignificant man whom everyone had always considered a mere clerk , a purely decorative figure in the regime , began to acquire surprising authority " . It is Balaguer who guides much of the action in the last sections of the book . 
 Joaquín Balaguer , Trujillo <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>puppet president <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a>also a supporter , and initially his seemingly innocuous character <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>holds</mark></a> no real power . Following Trujillo <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>death , the calm and serenity of Balaguer bring about real change in his character , and General Román <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>comments</mark></a> that " this insignificant man whom everyone <a href='been_done' title='6'><mark>had</mark></a> always considered a mere clerk , a purely decorative figure in the regime , began to acquire surprising authority " . It <a href='drop_aux' title='7'><mark>is</mark></a>Balaguer <a href='null_relcl' title='8'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>guides</mark></a> much of the action in the last sections of the book . 
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