List of massacres in São Tomé and Príncipe
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The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in São Tomé and Príncipe (numbers may be approximate):
Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Notes |
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Batepá massacre | February 3, 1953 | Batepá, Mé-Zóchi District, São Tomé Province | 1000+ | Portuguese colonial authorities slaughtered thousands of Creole civilians. The Portuguese government justified it by portraying it as a crackdown on communists. |
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