 The structure of Dominican society was hierarchical , with strongly gendered roles . Rafael Trujillo , the ruler , was a cruel dictator who haunts the people of Santo Domingo even 35 years after his death . He is a true caudillo , ruling with brutality and corruption . He creates a personality cult in his capitalist society and encourages decadence within his regime . Prior to promotion to a position of responsibility , an officer is required to pass a " test of loyalty " . His people are to remain loyal to him all cost , and are periodically tested by public humiliation and censure even though acts of disloyalty were rare . Trujillo violates women and children as an expression of political and sexual power , and in some cases takes the wife or child of his lieutenants , many of whom still remain blindly loyal . Even the church and military institutions are employed to give women to the tyrant for pleasure . 
 The structure of Dominican society was hierarchical , with strongly gendered roles . Rafael Trujillo , the ruler , was a cruel dictator <a href='null_relcl' title='1'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>haunts</mark></a> the people of Santo Domingo even 35 years after his death . He <a href='drop_aux' title='3'><mark>is</mark></a>a true caudillo , ruling with brutality and corruption . He <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>creates</mark></a> a personality cult in his capitalist society and <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>encourages</mark></a> decadence within his regime . Prior to promotion to a position of responsibility , an officer is required to pass a " test of loyalty " . His people are to remain loyal to him all cost , and are periodically tested by public humiliation and censure even though acts of disloyalty <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>were</mark></a> rare . Trujillo <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>violates</mark></a> women and children as an expression of political and sexual power , and in some cases <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>takes</mark></a> the wife or child of his lieutenants , many of whom still remain blindly loyal . Even the church and military institutions are employed to give women to the tyrant for pleasure . 
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