On Sunday, 25 November 2018, various events were held to commemorate the killings, 58 years ago, of the Mirabal sisters and their driver, Rufino de la Cruz. History tells that the sisters and their driver were murdered on the orders of the dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina on 25 November 1960. It is believed that the assassination of the Mirabal sisters contributed to the rise of popular sentiment for the ouster of beginning of Trujillo’s dictatorship.
Among the commemorative activities was a mass at the San Juan Evangelista church, presided over by the Bishop of the diocese of San Francisco de Macorís, Monsignor Jesús María de Jesús Moya. There was also an activity at Hermanas Mirabal Museum in Hermanas Mirabal province, where several institutions laid wreaths at the mausoleum of Patria, Minerva, María Teresa and Manolo Tavárez Justo. Present at the museum were the ambassadors of The Netherlands, Annemieke Verrijp, and of Canada, Shauna Hemingway.
The United Nations celebrates the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in commemoration of the brave Mirabal sisters.
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27 November 2018
