List of massacres in the Dominican Republic
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The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in the Dominican Republic (numbers may be approximate):
| Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Victims | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parsley Massacre | October 1937 | Dajabón; borderlands | 25,000[1] | Afro-Haitians | The genocide was committed by the Dominican army under Rafael Trujillo in Dajabón and in the borderlands. |
| Palma Sola massacre | December 1962 | Palma Sola | 600[2] | Afro-Dominicans | The Dominican military dropped napalm on the Liboristas from airplanes - burning six hundred people to death. |
References
- ↑ Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. p. 428.
- ↑ Harvey, Sean, Hutton, Tom (2002). "The Dominican Republic". p. 286. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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