This man's henchman Johnny Abbes led his secret police, the SIM.  
This ruler was opposed by the Fourteenth of July Movement, and U.S. Minister Charles Curtis opposed this man's regime without official support.  This man's henchman Johnny Abbes led his secret police, the SIM.  He supported European immigration in an attempt to "whiten" his people through the policy of blanquismo, and this man was implicated in the disappearance of Jesus de Galindez and the (*) Mirabal sisters.  This man originally joined forces with Rafael Estrella to overthrow Horacio Vasquez, and he rose to power as head of the National Police, newly created during the United States occupation of his country.  Upon his ascension, he proclaimed the "era of" himself, and General Juan Tomas Diaz was part of the group that assassinated this ruler.  This ruler presided over El Corte, which saw the massacre of foreigners who couldn't pronounce the Spanish word for parsley.    For 10 points, name this ruler who built lots of statues of himself and dominated the sugar trade as the longtime dictator of the Dominican Republic.
This ruler was opposed by the Fourteenth of July Movement, and U.S. Minister Charles Curtis opposed this man's regime without official support.  
Rafael Leonidas {Trujillo} Molina