The Parsley Massacre occurred in the Dominican Republic, primarily at the border with Haiti, between October 1937 and February 1938. It was a brutal campaign led by Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo, aimed at eliminating Haitian immigrants and those of Haitian descent, resulting in the deaths of thousands. The name "Parsley Massacre" comes from the method used to identify Haitians, where the Spanish Word for parsley, "perejil," was used; those who could not pronounce it correctly were often executed.
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