List of massacres in Venezuela
The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Venezuela (numbers may be approximate):
Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Notes |
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2014, 10 November | Guárico state | ,11 | Ambush by El Picure gang | |
2016, Late | Barlovento, Miranda state | 12 | Disappearance by a CICPC. | operative. On 25 November common graves were found in the area by the|
Cantaura massacre | 1982, 4 October | Cantaura, Anzoátegui state | 23 | Guerilla fighters killed. |
Caracazo | 1989, 27 February | Caracas | 246-2000+ | Wave of protests, riots and lootings in the capital Caracas and nearby towns where martial law was imposed and many protesters were killed by security forces. |
1995, 25 February | Frontier with the Vichada Department, Colombia | 8 | Venezuelan soldiers in a border garrison were killed by an ELN guerrillas commanded by a Venezuelan National Guard deserter. | |
2016, 11 November | Cariaco, Sucre state | 9 | Massacre of fishermen. Four wounded. | |
2013, 4 July | Coro, Falcón state | 2 | Shooting of the National Guard of a woman and her daughters. The mother and one of the daughters were killed, while the two remaining daughters were helped shortly afterwards. | |
El Junquito massacre | 2018, 15 January | El Junquito | 10 | Rebel leader Óscar Alberto Pérez, six rebels and three officials killed. |
2016, 21 March | Caracas | 10 | Gang violence. Fourteen wounded. | |
Llaguno Overpass events (El Silencio massacre) | 2002, 11 April | Caracas | 19 | Shootout between the Metropolitan Police and pro-government gunmen during an opposition march to the presidential Miraflores Palace. |
2005, 27 November | Caracas | 3 | College students killed by police officers. Three wounded. | |
La Vega raid | 2021, 8 January | Caracas | 23 | Police raid to take control of La Vega Parish, which was controlled by the El Loco gang. |
Los Maniceros massacre | 2009, October | La Tala, Táchira state | 11 | Kidnapping of a Colombian amateur association football team. |
Massacre of El Amparo | 1988, 29 October | El Amparo, Apure state | 14 | Massacre of fishermen near the village of El Amparo. |
1992, 27 November | Caracas | ,63-200+ | Massacre by the National Guard and the Metropolitan Police of prison inmates during the second 1992 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt | |
2013, 16 September | Sabaneta, Zulia state | 16 | Gang violence in prison. Forty eight wounded. | |
1995, 23 June | Caracas | 5 | Hostage crisis. Eight wounded. | |
1996, 15 April | Caracas | 2 | Hostage crisis. Three wounded. | |
2016 Tumeremo massacre | 2016, 8 March | Tumeremo, Bolívar state | 4 | Disappearance of twenty eight miners. Twenty four miners remain missing. |
October 2018 Tumeremo massacre | 2018, 14–16 October | Tumeremo, Bolívar state | 7+ | |
August 2018 Tumeremo massacre | 2018, 26 August | Tumeremo, Bolívar state | 12+ | |
2013, 25 January | Barquisimeto, Lara state | 61 | Prison riot. One hundred and twenty wounded. | |
Kumarakapay massacre | 2019, 22 February | San Francisco de Yuruaní, Bolívar (state) | 5 | Massacre of Pemon civilians by the Venezuelan Army. Part of the Pemon conflict. |
Yumare massacre | 1986, 8 May | Yaracuy state | 9 | Massacre of members of the subversive group Punto Cero by the DISIP. |
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