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The Mirabal sisters (Spanish pronunciation: [er' manas mira 'Bal], Las Hermanas Mirabal) were four sisters in the Dominican Republic, known commonly as Patria, Minerva, Maria Teresa, and Dedé, who opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo (El Jefe) and were involved in clandestine activities against his regime. Three of the four sisters (Patria, Minerva, Maria Teresa) were assassinated on 25 November 1960. The last sister, Dedé, died of natural causes on 1 February 2014.
The assassinations turned the Mirabal sisters into "symbols of both popular and feminist resistance".
In 1999, in the sisters' honor, the United Nations General Assembly designated 25 November the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Sisters
Name
Common Name
Birthday
Date of Death
Patria Mercedes Mirabal Reyes
Patria
27 February 1924
25 November 1960
Bélgica Adela Mirabal Reyes
Dedé
1 March 1925
1 February 2014
María Argentina Minerva Mirabal Reyes
Minerva
12 March 1926
25 November 1960
Antonia María Teresa Mirabal Reyes
María Teresa
15 October 1935
25 November 1960
The Mirabal family was farmers from the central Cibao region of the Dominican Republic. The sisters grew up in a middle class environment, raised by their parents, Enrique Mirabal Fernández and Mercedes Reyes Camilo.
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