List of massacres in Ethiopia
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The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Ethiopia (numbers may be approximate):
Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Perpetrator | Notes |
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9 April 1868 | Islamgee | 307 | Soldiers of Tewodros II | [1] | |
Gondrand massacre | 13 February 1936 | Mai Lahlà | 120 | ![]() |
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Yekatit 12 | 19–21 February 1937 | Addis Ababa | 19,200-30,000 | ![]() |
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Massacre of the Sixty | 23 November 1974 | Addis Ababa | 60 | ![]() |
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8 April–3 May 1988 | Wukro, Tigray | 176 | |||
Hawzen massacre | 22 June 1988 | Hawzen, Tigray | 2,500 | ![]() |
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12 December 1988 | Sheraro, Tigray | 8 | [3] | ||
9 September 1989 | Chercher, Tigray | 148 | [3] | ||
9–10 September 1989 | Gobye, Wollo | 22 | [3] | ||
27–29 October 1989 | Meqelle, Tigray | 31 | [3] | ||
13 January 1990 | Nefas Mewcha, Gondar | 23 | [3] | ||
28 January 1990 | Isitayoh, Wollo | 40 | [3] | ||
10 June 1990 | Ticha, Shewa | 23 | [3] | ||
Ethiopian police massacre | June and November 2005 | Addis Ababa | 193 | ![]() |
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2012 Gambella bus attack | 12 March 2012 | Gambella | 19 | Gunmen with machine Guns | [4] |
Burayu massacre | 14–16 September 2018 | Addis Ababa and Burayu, Oromia | 58-65 | ||
Hachalu Hundessa riot | 30 June–2 July 2020 | Oromia, Addis Ababa, Shashemene, and Jimma | 239+ | ![]() |
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Humera massacre | November 2020 | Humera, Tigray | 92 |
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Gawa Qanqa massacre | 2 November 2020 | Gawa Qanqa, West Welega Zone | 32-54 | ||
Mai Kadra massacre | 9–10 November 2020 | Mai Kadra, Tigray | 700+ |
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2020 Ethiopia bus attack | 14 November 2020 | Benishangul-Gumuz | 34 | ||
Hitsats massacre | 19 November 2020 | Hitsats refugee camp | 300 | ||
Aksum massacre | 19 November–20 December 2020 | Aksum | 720-800 | ![]() |
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Hagere Selam massacres | 4–14 December 2020 | Hagere Selam and Addi Qoylo | 90 | ||
Metekel massacre | 22–23 December 2020 | Bikuji, Benishangul-Gumuz | 142 |
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Debre Abbay massacre | 5–6 January 2021 | Debre Abbay, Tigray | 40 | ![]() |
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Kola Tembien February 2021 massacres | February 2021 | Kola Tembien, Tigray | 182 | [5][6][7] |
References[]
- ^ Blanc, Henry (23 July 1868). "Henry Blanc's Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia". Explorion.net. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "ETHIOPIA RECKONING UNDER THE LAW" (PDF). Human Rights Watch. December 1994. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "19 Dead After Bus Ambushed in Ethiopian Gambella Region". www.ezega.com. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ "A grave humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Ethiopia. 'I never saw hell before, but now I have.'". Culture. 2021-05-28. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ Kassa, Lucy (2021-04-07). "'Their bodies were torn into pieces': Ethiopian and Eritrean troops accused of massacre in Tigray". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ AfricaNews (2021-02-18). "Ethiopia: TPLF forces claim killing 502 government troops". Africanews. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
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