Campaign to make October 2nd
an Official Memorial-Rememberance Day in Haiti
On October 2nd 1937, Dominican Republic president Leonidas Trujillo pursuing a
policy of ethnic cleansing and displaying a character of megalomania set off the massacre
of 20,000 to 30,000 Haitians living peacefully in the Dominican Republic. Honestly, God only knows how many Haitians exactly
were killed that October in 1937.
Astonishingly, a settlement was
reached later between Haiti and Dominican Republic for a mere $750,000 of which only
$500,000 was ever paid to the Haitian authorities. You can do the math. Even slavery did
not kill that many Haitians in such a short time.
We cannot and we will not forget those
Haitians whom at the time of their assassinations wondered what they did do wrong to
deserve to die.
My fellow contemporary Haitians, let us join
our hands together and remember those Haitians that perished that October 2nd
1937 all for just being Haitians; let us pull our resources together and campaign to make
October 2nd a memorial day in Haiti and therefore for all Haitians living
anywhere.
Accept my patriotic salutations.
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