List of massacres in Guatemala
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| Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Embassy Massacre | January 31, 1980 | Guatemala City | 36 | Indigenous peasant activists were burnt alive alongside former vice president Eduardo Cáceres among others |
| Río Negro Massacre | March 13, 1982 | Río Negro, Baja Verapaz | 177 | Women and children were abused and murdered |
| Plan de Sánchez massacre | July 18, 1982 | Plan de Sánchez, Baja Verapaz | 250 | Mostly women and children, and almost exclusively ethnic Achi Maya were abused and murdered |
| Dos Erres massacre | December 6, 1982 | Dos Erres, La Libertad, El Peten | 226 | Women, Children, Men, many had their heads bashed with hammers and thrown into a well. Others thrown in still alive. |
| Panzós massacre[1] | May 29, 1978 | Panzós | 30-60 | Residents of village of Panzós were killed by the army |
References[]
- ^ Brockett, Charles. "Political Movements and Violence in Central America". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
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