Dominican Party

Dominican Party
Partido Dominicano
AbbreviationPD
LeaderRafael Trujillo
FounderRafael Trujillo
FoundedAugust 2, 1931 (1931-08-02)
DissolvedJanuary 6, 1962 (1962-01-06)
Preceded byPatriotic Coalition of Citizens
HeadquartersCiudad Trujillo, Distrito Nacional
NewspaperLa Voz Del Partido Dominicano
IdeologyTrujillism[1][2]
Political positionFar-right
Colors    Brown, Green[3]
SloganRectitud, Libertad, Trabajo, Moralidad
Election symbol

The Dominican Party (Spanish: Partido Dominicano, PD) was the de facto only permitted political party in the Dominican Republic during the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo, who ruled the country from 1930 to 1961. Its symbol was a palm tree.

  1. ^ Jesus Colon (February 1993). The Way It Was and Other Writings. Acosta-Belén & Korrol.
  2. ^ Alex von Tunzelmann (2011). Red Heat: Conspiracy, Murder and the Cold War in the Caribbean. Henry Holt and Company.
  3. ^ The Palm Tree was the only coloured thing in the manifestos.