Talk:Joaquín Balaguer
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this article is completely ridiculous. sounds like written by a grand child of the monster.
1. he was not only accused of fraud, but also of ordering hundreds of political murders.
2. as a fact journalists, trade unionists and political dissidents of his politics were massively liquidated during the 60's, 70's and to a lesser extent the 80's. as president he bears ultimate responsibility for this.
3. as another fact even in the 90's people from poor neighborhoods were not allowed to walk in the "nice" parts of town at night. they would get arrested immediately and spent the night in jail. members of my family didn't dare to leave their barrio at night because of this. only the election of Leonel changed this almost overnight and the could start to enjoy going out in the colonial section at nigth time.
Also, The Feast of the Goat ends six months after Trujillo's 1961 execution. It covers Balaguer's maneuvering in that period, not in 1966.
This work is clearly biased towards Balaguer, especially his final term in office, acknowledged by many including the IMF as a de facto dictatorship.
