Parsley massacre
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The Parsley massacre, often colloquially called the Cutting, was a mass killing of Haitians living in settlements and occupied land in the Dominican Republic's northwestern frontier and in certain par
Rafael Trujillo on a 1930s stamp
Rafael Trujillo
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Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina, nicknamed "El Jefe", was a Dominican military officer and dictator who ruled the Dominican Republic from August 1930 until his assassination in May 1961. He was the co
Parsley massacre
…Cibao region in October 1937. Dominican Army troops from different areas of the country carried out the massacre on the orders of Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo. As a result of the massacre, virtually the entire Haitian population in the Dominican frontier was either killed or forced to flee across the border…
Trujillo in 1940
Trujillo in 1922
Trujillo (center) and Rafael Estrella Ureña (left) being sworn in as president and vice president, 16 August 1930.
Trujillo in 1933