Mirabal sisters

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For the homonymous province, see Hermanas Mirabal Province.

The Mirabal Sisters (Spanish pronunciation: [erˈmanas miɾaˈβal], Hermanas Mirabal) are the four Dominican sisters who opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo, three of whom were Assassinated on November 25, 1960. Their assassination turned them into "symbols of both popular and feminist resistance".

In 1999, the sisters received recognition by the United Nations General Assembly, who designated November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in their honor.

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