Sixto Minier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 28-Mar-1920
Place of Birth: Villa Mella, Dominican Republic
Date of Death: 29-Apr-2008
Profession: folklorist
Nationality: Dominican Republic
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Sixto Minier
- Sixto Minier (March 28, 1920 – April 29, 2008) was a folklorist in the Dominican Republic.
- He is recognized for his leadership of the group "Los Congos de Villa Mella," a longstanding spiritual brotherhood or "cofradia" in the Dominican Republic whose practices belong to the complex of Caribbean cultural expressions of the African diaspora.
- "Los Congos de Villa Mella" were named to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2001.
- Minier was honored by the city of New York "for his contribution to preserving African heritage in the Dominican Republic" (2001).
- The Dominican Government recognized him as "living heritage of Dominican folklore."
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