List of massacres in Colombia
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The following is a list of notable massacres in Colombia. According to the Grupo de Memoria Histórica, there were 2505 massacres in Colombia between 1973 and 2008.[1] The Colombian government defines "massacre" as the killing of 4 or more people in the same act.[2]
Name | Place | Dead | Injured | |
---|---|---|---|---|
no name | August 22, 2020 | Arauca, Cauca and Nariño | 28[3] | unknown |
Bojayá massacre | May 2, 2002 | Bojayá, Chocó | 119 | 98 injured[4] |
Jamundí massacre | February 21-22, 2005 | Jamundí | 11 | unknown |
Macayepo massacre | October 14, 2000 | , Bolívar | 15 | unknown |
Nariño massacres | February 4 and February 11, 2009 | Nariño Department | 27 | unknown |
Villanueva Massacre | December 8, 1998 | Villanueva, La Guajira | 11 | unknown |
Machuca Massacre | October 18, 1998 | Machuca, Antioquia | 70 | unknown |
Villatina Massacre | November 15, 1992 | Medellín | 9 | none |
La Rochela massacre | January 18, 1989 | La Rochela, Simacota | 12 | 3 |
Banana massacre | December 6, 1928[5] | Ciénaga, Magdalena | estimated 47 to 2,000 | unknown |
March 4, 1988 | Urabá Antioquia | 20 | unknown | |
[6] | November 11, 1988 | Segovia, Antioquia | 43 | unknown |
Massacre of Trujillo | 1988-1994 | Trujillo, Valle del Cauca | estimated 245 to 342 | unknown |
October 5, 1993 | Riofrío, Valle del Cauca | 13 | 0 | |
La Gabarra massacre | June 16, 1996[7] | Tibú, Norte de Santander Department | estimated 35-43 | unknown |
Bahía Portete massacre | April 16, 2004 | Bahía Portete, La Guajira | ||
February 18, 2000 | Carmen de Bolívar, Bolívar | |||
[8] | December 12, 1998 | Tame, Arauca | 17 | 27 |
January 17, 2001 | Ovejas, Sucre | |||
January 9, 1999 | El Piñón, Magdalena | |||
[9] | April 12, 2001 | Alto Naya, Cauca Department | 40-130 estimated | unknown |
[10] | June 15, 2004 | Tibú, Norte de Santander | 34 | |
El Aro Massacre | October 22, 1997 | Ituango, Antioquia Department | 15 | 0 |
Mapiripán Massacre | July 15-20, 1997 | |||
San José de Apartadó massacre | February 21-22, 2005 | Apartadó, Antioquia Department | 8 | 0 |
April 3, 1988 | Buenavista, Córdoba | |||
Barrancabemeja massacre[11] | May 16, 1998 | Barrancabemeja, Santander | 32 | unknown |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Revista Semana: 2.505 masacres
- ^ Department of State: Colombia report on Human Rights 2008
- ^ colombiareports.com: Colombia ends terrifying week with three massacres in one day
- ^ witnessforpeace.org: Bojaya massacre
- ^ (in Spanish) Luis Angel Arango Library: the banana massacre
- ^ Riding, Alan; Times, Special To the New York (1988-12-15). "Massacres Are Jolting Colombia". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ CNN: 34 killed in Colombia massacre
- ^ (in Spanish) Colombian Air Force: Buscado la verdad sobre una Masacre en una aldea colombiana
- ^ Agence France Presse: "The Chainsaw Massacre" Is Not a Movie in Colombia: Witness Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Colombia: Civilian population is the target of massacres". Amnesty International. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ ""We are Fighting Against the Biggest Monster, that is, the Government." » RAIOT". RAIOT. 2018-07-03. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
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