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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
Beheadings of Moca 1805 Present-day Dominican Republic estimated 900 (500 at Moca),[1] (400 at Santiago)[2] Civilians of Santiago and Moca[1] The massacre was headed by Jean Jacques Dessalines and Henri Cristophe who led Haitian troops. There was also massive property damage.
Parsley massacre October 1937 Northern frontier 12,000–38,000[3][4] Haitian immigrants and Dominicans of Haitian descent The massacre was committed by the Dominican army under Rafael Trujillo in the borderlands.
El Desalojo (The Eviction) 1938 Southern frontier Hundreds[5] Haitian immigrants and Dominicans of Haitian descent Dominican civilians reportedly cooperated in the killing.
Palma Sola massacre December 1962 Palma Sola 600–800 Leaders of the religious Liborista movement and their followers. The Dominican military dropped napalm on the Liboristas from airplanes – burning six hundred people to death.
Operation Limpieza May 1965 Santo Domingo Unknown[6] Suspected rebels The mass killings were committed by the government of Gen. Antonio Imbert.
1984 April riots April 1984 Dominican Republic 125-200[7] civilians accepted that more than 125 people died, but press sources at the time claimed that the death toll exceeded 200, since the hospital morgues were not enough, the hospital emergencies were full of wounded and all the police and military crews full of detainees and beaten.
Higüey Prison fire 6-7 March 2005 Higüey Prison, Higüey 136-137 prisoners A fight between inmates ends with a fire caused by the fire in the mattresses[8][9]
Los Alcarrizos massacre August 20, 2022 Los Alcarrizos, Santo Domingo province 4 civilians 1 injured[10][11][12]

References

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  1. ^ a b Schoenrich, Otto (2013). Santo Domingo A Country with a Future. ISBN 978-3-8491-9198-6. OCLC 863932373.
  2. ^ Pons, Frank Moya (1991). "The Haitian Revolution in Santo Domingo (1789-1809)". Jahrbuch für Geschichte Lateinamerikas. 28 (1). Boehlau Verlag Ges.m.b.H. & Co. KG: 155. doi:10.7767/jbla.1991.28.1.125. ISSN 2194-3680.
  3. ^ Kaussen, Valerie (2007). Migrant Revolutions: Haitian Literature, Globalization, and U.S. Imperialism. Lexington Books. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-7391-3016-2.
  4. ^ Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. p. 428.
  5. ^ Turits, Richard Lee (2004). Foundations of Despotism: Peasants, the Trujillo Regime, and Modernity in Dominican History. Stanford University Press. p. 169. ISBN 9780804751056.
  6. ^ "Dominican Atrocities Uncovered". Madera Tribune. August 13, 1965. Archived from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  7. ^ "35 años después, la poblada de abril está en el subconsciente del Estado - Diario Libre". Diario Libre. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Hace nueve años del incendio en cárcel de Higüey que dejó 137 muertos - Diario Libre". Diario Libre. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  9. ^ "A 16 años del incendio en la cárcel de Higüey donde murieron 136 reclusos - El Tiempo". eltiempo.com.do. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  10. ^ "A bloody weekend". Dominican Today. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  11. ^ Herrera, Dalton (21 August 2023). "Masacre en Los Alcarrizos; policía mata a 4 y hiere a menor de edad". www.elcaribe.com.do (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Tras casi seis meses, hoy se conoce juicio a agente de la Digesett que mató 4 personas en Los Alcarrizos - N Digital". n.com.do (in Spanish). 14 February 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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