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The Parsley massacre (Spanish: el corte "the cutting"; Creole: kout kouto-a "the stabbing") (French: Massacre du Persil; Spanish: Masacre del Perejil; Haitian Creole: Masak nan Pèsil) 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.
May 12, 2021 · Rafael Trujillo, the dictator ruling the Dominican Republic, ordered his soldiers to use machetes (a traditional farming tool) to make the killings appear to be justified, simply Dominican farmers on the border defending themselves from a Haitian incursion. However, the brutality of the massacre belied such a story.
The Parsley Massacre, also known as “el corte” (the cutting) or “Masak nan Pèsil” in Haitian Creole, was ordered by the Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo, who wanted to eliminate the ...
Oct 13, 2012 · The killing of thousands of Haitians in the Dominican Republic in 1937 fuelled mistrust between the two nations but campaigners are using the massacre's anniversary to rebuild ties.
Historically known as El Corte (The Cutting) or El Desalojo (The Eviction) in the Dominican Republic and Temwayaj Kout Kouto (Testimonies of the Knife Blow or Witness to Massacre) in Haiti, the 1937 Haitian Massacre has also and most recently become known as the Parsley Massacre.
Oct 1, 2012 · October marks 75 years since a dark period in the Dominican Republic's history. In 1937, President Rafael Leonidas Trujillo ordered the execution of thousands of ethnic Haitians. Guest host ...
Feb 28, 2018 · Parsley Massacre / El Corte - the Harvest. The Parsley Massacre, was a genocide organized by Dictator of the Dominican Republic, Rafael Trujillo, targeted against Haitians, Haitian-Dominicans, and ...
