What the records say
- When
- 6 Dec 1929
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 12
- Coordinates
- 18.20° N, 73.75° W
- Description
- 1929 massacre in Haiti
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Les Cayes massacre
Haiti massacre (1929)
The Les Cayes massacre, also known as the Marchaterre massacre, was a massacre on 6 December 1929 in Les Cayes perpetrated by U.S. Marines against Haitians protesting the United States occupation of Haiti. The massacre was instrumental in placing pressure on the federal government of the United States to end the occupation.
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