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):

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List of massacres

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NameDateLocationDeathsPerpetratorNotes
Sack of Aksum around 960 Kingdom of Aksum Unknown Gudit's army
Battle of Das 3 July 1332Adal~10,000+ Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg Ethiopian Empire
Islamgee massacre9 April 1868Islamgee307Soldiers of Tewodros II [1] [2]
Aanolee massacre 6 September 1886 Hitosa, Oromia 11,000Emperor Menelik II's army
Dolo hospital airstrike 30 December 1935 Dolo 22–30Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Italy Italian Air Force
Gondrand massacre 13 February 1936Mai Lahlà120Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopian Empire
Lekemti massacre [ it]26-27 June 1936 Nekemte, Oromia 12Students of the military school of Olettà
Yekatit 12 19–21 February 1937 Addis Ababa 19,200-30,000Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Kingdom of Italy
Vogra Massacre 1937Village of Vogra67Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Kingdom of Italy [3] [4]
Gaia Zeret massacre 9-11 April 1939 Ametsegna Washa, Village of Zeret2,500 [5] Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Kingdom of Italy [6]
Arafali Massacre1970 Arafali 32Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopian Empire [7]
Atshoma Massacre1970 Atshoma 88Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopian Empire [7]
Basadare MassacreNovember 1970 Basadare 112Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopian Empire [7]
Ona Massacre1 December 1970Ona625Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopian Empire [7]
Elabored Massacre27 January 1971Elabored60Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopian Empire [7]
Massacre of the Sixty 23 November 1974 Addis Ababa 60Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg Derg
Red Terror (Ethiopia) 23 September 1976 – 22 March 1978Ethiopia10,000–980,000Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg Derg
Wukro air raid 8 April–3 May 1988 Wukro, Tigray 176Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg Derg [8]
Hawzen massacre 22 June 1988 Hawzen, Tigray 2,500Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg Derg [9]
Sheraro air raid 12 December 1988 Sheraro, Tigray 8 [10]
Chercher air raid9 September 1989Chercher, Tigray 148 [10]
Gobye air raid9–10 September 1989Gobye, Wollo 22 [10]
Mekelle air raid 27–29 October 1989 Mekelle, Tigray 31 [10]
Nefas Mewcha air raid13 January 1990 Nefas Mewcha, Gondar 23 [10]
Isitayoh air raid28 January 1990Isitayoh, Wollo 40 [10]
Ticha air raid10 June 1990Ticha, Shewa 23 [10]
Killings of the Koore people 1994 to present Amaro woreda zone; Gedeo; West Guji Ongoing. 52+ killed; 15+ injured; Hundreds of IDPs from the conflict areas. Civilians homes burned down and livestocks stolen OLF or OLF-shene Flag of the Oromo Liberation Front.svg, militants from various ethnic groups in SNNPR Flag of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region.svg and OromiaFlag of the Oromia Region.svg regions [11] [12] [13]
Civilians killing in Konso 1994 to present Konso Ongoing. 83+ killed; 57+ injured; 1 million+ displaced; Civilian houses burned downVarious militants from Flag of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region.svg and Flag of the Oromia Region.svg regions [14] [15] [16]
Didessa massacre29 June 2003Didessa17Soldier Jaafar [17]
Gambela massacre December 2003 Gambela, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region 100 ENDF's 43rd Division [18] [19]
Massacre in Addis Ababa June and November 2005 Addis Ababa 193Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Government of Ethiopia during EPRDF's regime [20]
2012 Afar region tourist attack 17 January 2012 Erta Ale, Afar Region 5Eritrean-trained groups
2012 Gambella bus attack 12 March 2012 Gambella 19Gunmen with machine guns [21]
2014–2016 Oromo protests 25 April 2014 – December 2016 Oromia Region, Addis Ababa north-western, southern and eastern part of the regions Ambo, Dembi Dolo, and Nekemte,Amhara Region, Gondar and Bahir Dar 5,000+ Flag of Ethiopia.svg Government of Ethiopia
Burayu massacre 14–16 September 2018 Addis Ababa and Burayu, Oromia 58-65Pro-OLF and "mobs" of Oromo youth, Flag of the Oromo Liberation Front.svg Oromo Liberation Army [22] [23] [24]
Shashemene massacre 30 June–2 July 2020 Oromia, Addis Ababa, Shashemene, and Jimma 240+ Organized Oromo youth, Flag of the Oromo Liberation Front.svg Oromo Liberation Army, Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Ethiopian Federal Police [25] [26]
Humera massacre November 2020 Humera, Tigray 92
Gawa Qanqa massacre 2 November 2020Gawa Qanqa, West Welega Zone 32-54Flag of the Oromo Liberation Front.svg Oromo Liberation Army. (Disputed) with Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopian Government. Allegation of collaboration. [27] [28]
Mai Kadra massacre 9–10 November 2020 Mai Kadra, Disputed land between Amhara and Tigray 1100+ [29] [30] [31] [32] [33]
2020 Ethiopia bus attack November 14, 2020 Benishangul-Gumuz 34* Flag of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region.svg Gumuz militiamen [34] [35]
Hitsats massacre November 19, 2020Hitsats refugee camp 300
Kombolcha massacre October 30, 2021 Kombolcha, Amhara region 100+Tigray forces: Flag of the Tigray Region.svg TPLF and Location of Tigray Defense Forces.png TDF [36] [37] [38]
Aksum massacre 19 November–20 December 2020 Aksum 720-800Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea
Hagere Selam massacres 4–14 December 2020 Hagere Selam and Addi Qoylo 90
Metekel massacre 22–23 December 2020Bikuji, Benishangul-Gumuz 142+ [39] [40] [41]
Debre Abbay massacre 5–6 January 2021 Debre Abbay, Tigray 40Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopian National Defence Force
Kola Tembien February 2021 massacres February 10, 2021 Kola Tembien, Tigray182 [42] [43] [44]
Abo church massacre March 05, 2021 East Welega Zone, Oromia 29 to 40+Flag of the Oromo Liberation Front.svg Oromo Liberation Army [45] [46]
2021 Ataye clashes March 18 and April 16, 2021 Amhara region 584+Flag of the Oromo Liberation Front.svg OLA, Flag of Ethiopia.svg ENDF [47] [48] [49]
Galikoma massacre August 05, 2021 Gulina, Afar region 107+Flag of the Tigray Region.svg Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) [50] [51]
Chenna massacre 31 August 2021 to 4 September 2021 Dabat, Amhara region 120 to 200Flag of the Tigray Region.svg Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) [52] [53] [54]
Kobo massacre September 09, 2021 Kobo (woreda), Amhara region 600+Flag of the Tigray Region.svg Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) [55] [56]
Ayisid Kebele massacre March 3, 2022 Ayisid Kebele, Metekel Zone, Benishangul-Gumuz 11Flag of the Oromo Liberation Front.svg Oromo Liberation Army [57] [58]
Tole massacre June 20, 2022 Tole village, West Welega Zone, Oromia 554+Flag of the Oromo Liberation Front.svg Oromo Liberation Army [59] [60]
Qelem Wollega massacre June 20, 2022 Kellem, Oromia 308+ killed; 36 injuredFlag of the Oromo Liberation Front.svg Oromo Liberation Army [61] [62] [63] [64]
Finote Selam drone strike August 13, 2023 Finote Selam, West Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region 30 Flag of Ethiopia.svg ENDF [65] [66]
Merawi massacre 29–30 January 2024 Merawi, West Gojjam, Amhara Region 50–100+ Flag of Ethiopia.svg ENDF [67] [68]

See also

References

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