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Bookmark or Share- Mirabal sisters - WikipediaThe Mirabal sisters (Spanish: hermanas Mirabal [eɾˈmanas miɾaˈβal]) were four sisters from the Dominican Republic, three of whom (Patria, Minerva and María Teresa) opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo (el Jefe) and were involved in clandestine activities against his regime.
- How the Mirabal Sisters Helped Topple a Dictator | HISTORYHow the Mirabal Sisters Helped Topple a Dictator. The assassination of “las Mariposas” (“the Butterflies”) fueled public outrage against one of the longest and most ruthless regimes in ...
- Remembering the Mirabal Sisters - JSTOR DailyRemembering the Mirabal Sisters International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women honors three sisters who were murdered by the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. The Mirabal sisters
- The Mirabal Sisters: 100 Women of the Year | TIMEMarch 5, 2020 6:37 AM EST. P atria, Minerva and María Teresa Mirabal—three sisters from a middle class family, all married with children—may not have seemed the most likely revolutionaries. But...
- How the Murder of the Mirabal Sisters Ignited an International Movement ...The Murder of the Mariposas. Tragically, Minerva’s words came to fruition. Just three weeks after Trujillo’s remarks, the sisters were returning from visiting their husbands at a prison in Puerta Plata when Trujillo’s henchmen forced their car to stop alongside a mountain road.
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