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Parsley massacre

The Parsley massacre was a mass killing of Haitians living in the Dominican Republic's northwestern frontier and in certain parts of the contiguous Cibao region in October 1937. Dominican Army troops from different areas of the country carried out... Wikipedia
Dates: Oct 2, 1937 – Oct 8, 1937
Deaths: 17,000–35,000
Motive: Anti-black racism; Antihaitianismo
Perpetrators: Dominican Army under the orders of Rafael Trujillo
Weapons: Krag rifles, machetes and bayonets