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Trujillo becomes the president of the Dominican Republic through a rigged election.
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Trujillo declares a massacre on all of the Hatians living in the Dominican Republic.
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Trujillo marries Lina Lovaton Pittaluga and has two children; Yolanda and Rafael.
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Minerva convinces Papa to let her go to Inmaculada Concepcion.
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Minerva befriends Sinita and learns about Trujillo's secret.
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World War II begins.
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The Dominican Republic declares war on Germany, Italy, and Japan.
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Trujillo makes a deal with USA to repay all their foreign debt.
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World War II ends and the United Nations is founded with the Dominican Republic as one of its founding members.
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Japan Surrenders.
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Maria Teresa goes to her first communion.
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At age 14, Patria enters Inmaculada Concepcion.
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Patria gets married to Pedrito Gonzalez.
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Minerva graduates school.
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Dede and Minerva meet Virgilio Morales (Lio).
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While reading the newspaper, Mama, Dede, Mate, and Papa find out that Lio is part of a Communist Party.
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Minerva finds out about Papa's other family.
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Minerva slaps Trujillo at the Discovery Day Dance.
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The Korean War begins when North Korea Communist forces invade South Korea.
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Papa Mirabal dies.
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Minerva goes back to school in the capital.
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Trujillo orders that everyone has to have a golden plaque in their house that reads,"In this house, Trujillo is chief".
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secret police and Dominican intelligence are combined to make the State Security Secretariat for control and surveillance of the population.
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Patria goes on a church retreat in the mountains.
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Nelson goes to Santo Tomas de Aquino.
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Dede decides to join her sisters and leave Jaimito.
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Don Leandro (Mate's husband) is arrested.
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Mate is arrested.
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Patria's house is burnt down and Nelson (her son) and Pedrito (her husband) are arrested.
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The government agents ordered by Trujillo murdered Patria, Minerva, and Maria Teresa Mirabal.
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Trujillo is assassinated.
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West Germany and France sign a treaty of cooperation that ends the four centuries of conflict.
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Chinese troops invade Vietnam.
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Dede talks to the interviewing woman about her family history.
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Every year, the television crew would ask Dede about her family history on this date, November 25.
