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In the Time of the Butterflies

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In In the Time of the Butterflies, Enrique Mirabal dies in 1953. Patria, Minerva, and Mate Mirabal are assassinated in 1960. Dictator Rafael Trujillo is assassinated in 1961. Minerva's husband,...

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Papà, Enrique Mirabal, died due to the severe consequences of his imprisonment, including a heart attack and inadequate medical care. After being jailed following Minerva's rejection of Trujillo, he...

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In In the Time of the Butterflies, Papa was imprisoned because he failed to follow protocol and because the authorities suspect him of involvement in the political opposition to Rafael Trujillo....

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