Uganda
Uganda (Africa)
This is a list of massacres that have taken place in Uganda, Africa.
This is a list of massacres that have taken place in Uganda, Africa.
| Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series of barrack massacres | May to July 1971 | Uganda | Estimated 5,000–6,000 military force killed | Related massacres in: Mbarara (~150–250 killed), Moroto (~120 killed), Jinja (~800 killed or disappeared), and Magamaga Ordnance Depot (~50 killed) [1] |
| Southern Uganda massacres | 1972 | Uganda | 150 Ugandan civilians killed in combat; hundreds executed afterwards; 9–20 Tanzanian civilians killed | Ugandan insurgents armed attempt to overthrow the regime of Idi Amin |
| Massacred soldiers | 1978 | Uganda | 120 dead bodies discovered | Ugandan bodies discovered at Uganda-Tanzania border. The Government of Tanzania stated that bodies of the soldiers "dumped" in Tanzania after executed in Uganda [1] |
| June 1980 | Rubaga | 13 | Army killed 13 people on eve of Yusuf Lule's expected popular return. [2] | |
| June/July 1980 | Kattambwa, Entebbe Road | 43 | 43 dead bodies were dumped by UNLA lorries at Busabala & Kattambwa. [2] | |
| July/August 1980 | Rubaga Road, near Lohana Club | 4 | 4 civilians ordered to stand out from the crowd & shot at orders of Bazilio Olara Okello. [2] | |
| September/October 1980 | Natete | 4 or more | Four were known to have been killed by army men. [2] | |
| January 1981 | Wakiso | 4 | Forced to drink poison. [2] | |
| 5 January 1981 | Wakiso | 16 | [2] | |
| January 1981 | Matugga | 32 | [2] | |
| January 1981 | Migadde | 33 | [2] | |
| February 1981 | Kibibi (Mpigi Dist.) | 16 | [2] | |
| February 1981 | Bakuli-Mengo | 14 | Soldiers raided Mengo Bukuli, rounded up many people and killed them. [2] | |
| February 1981 | Bakuli-Mengo | 7 | Seven bullet riddled bodies dumped in Namanve forest, Jinja road. [2] | |
| February 1981 | Kiboga Area | 20 | UNLA troops raided Kiboga area and killed off 20 civilians as scapegoats for guerrilla attacks. [2] | |
| March 1981 | Namanve Forest | 79 | 79 bullet riddled bodies found; 2 belonging to school girls in uniform. Evidence of rape present. [2] | |
| March 1981 | Katabi Barracks | 70 | Prisoners killed in the barracks by soldiers. [2] | |
| April 1981 | Ndeeba | 15 | An army Land Rover overturned in Ndeeba town. Soldiers from Malire barracks descended on the town and killed 15 people. [2] | |
| April 1981 | Mukono area | 16 | Soldiers descended on Mukono area after a guerrilla attack and killed civilians as scapegoats. [2] | |
| May 1981 | Namayumba (Luwero Dist.) | 4 | [2] | |
| May 1981 | Namayumba (Luwero Dist.) | 3 | [2] | |
| May 1981 | Kireka | 3 | Three people were shot dead at Kireka roadblock because they had no money to give to soldiers. [2] | |
| May 1981 | Kawanda | 6 | A family of 6 wiped out by UNLA soldiers. [2] | |
| May 1981 | Jinja | 5 | Soldiers shot 5 school boys in Jinja town. [2] | |
| May 1981 | Mukono | 25 | Soldiers again raided Mukono area and shot 25 people. [2] | |
| May 1981 | Kiboga | 250 | Claiming that Kiboga protected guerrillas, soldiers shot over 250 people. [2] | |
| June 1981 | Kikandwa | 11 | Soldiers massacred 11 people in their homes. [2] | |
| June 1981 | Nakaseke Bulemezi | 8 | [2] | |
| Ombaci Massacre | 24 June 1981 | Ombaci, Arua, Northern Region | 80 to 97 | UNLA soldiers arrived at the Ombaci Catholic Mission and adjoining secondary school. They began to indiscriminately kill civilians, women, children and the elderly; by shooting, bludgeoning, stabbing, lancing, stomping, kicking and exploding ordinance |
| June 1981 | Ombaci and Ladonga | 10 | Soldiers opened fire at innocent civilians and refugees at the Catholic mission, because of allegations that they had hospitalized and treated a guerrilla. This incident was mentioned by the UN Secretary General at the Nairobi OAU Conference. [2] | |
| July 1981 | Lungujja | 8 | Soldiers killed 8 people at Lungujja village, near Kampala. [2] | |
| July 1981 | Kampala | 3 | Soldiers entered the Sardinia Pub in Kampala, opening fire on innocent civilians. [2] | |
| July 1981 | Namayumba (Luwero Dist.) | 6 | [2] | |
| 1 August 1981 | Naziri on Mityana Road | 7 | House of John Mugwanya, heir to Stanslaus Mugwanya, destroyed by RGP and seven people killed. His soap factory was also destroyed. [2] | |
| August 1981 | Mukono | 35 | They were killed by soldiers. [2] | |
| August 1981 | Mityana | 33 | They were killed by UNI A soldiers. [2] | |
| August 1981 | Mityana | 9 | Nine people were murdered by men in military Rayon uniform at Kawempe Rayon Textiles. [2] | |
| September 1981 | Wakiso (Mpigi) | 60 | 60 people including women and children were killed in a UNLA raid on their district villages. [2] | |
| September 1981 | Matugga | 30 | UNLA raided, looted and shot 30 people. [2] | |
| September 1981 | Kapeeka (Bulemezi) | 7 | Seven civilians were killed in their homes by government troops. [2] | |
| October 1981 | Karenge | 9 | [2] | |
| October 1981 | Kissuuna (Luwero Dist.) | 4 | [2] | |
| October 1981 | Ndeeba | 30 | [2] | |
| October 1981 | Kasese | 162 | Uganda Digest of Dec. 1981, p. 63, reported 162 people killed by government troops in Kasese District. [2] | |
| November 1981 | Luwero | 51 | 51 innocent civilians were killed in their homes when UNLA raided the area. [2] | |
| December 1981 | Gombe-Kalasa (Mpigi Dist.) | 3 | Three worshippers killed when soldiers opened fire in a church. [2] | |
| 23 February 1982 | Mpigi roadblock | 50+ | More than fifty people were shot at Mpigi roadblock. [2] | |
| 23-24 February 1982 | Rubaga, Ndeeba, Mutundwe, Nalukolongo, area of Kampala | 200+ | Over 200 civilians were killed by Kabowa, UNLA soldiers on a rampage after a UFM attack on Malire barracks. [2] | |
| 27 February 1982 | Mpigi roadblock | 19 | Another 19 people were killed on Mpigi roadblock by soldiers. [2] | |
| 24-29 February 1982 | Bujuuko, Muduuma and Nswanjere (Mpigi Dist.) | 50+ | In the hunt for guerrillas, soldiers carried out a scorched-earth raid on these villages killing people, dogs, chickens and anything they found alive. [2] | |
| March 1982 | Kakikiri-Sentema area | 20 | UNIA soldiers raided and killed villagers. [2] | |
| March 1982 | Kawanda Research Station | 16 | Civilians shot by soldiers. [2] | |
| March 1982 | Green Bar on Entebbe Road | 11 | Shot by soldiers. [2] | |
| April 1982 | Mende | 60 | Civilians killed by soldiers. [2] | |
| April 1982 | Mutugga Bombo Rd | 30 | Soldiers killed people; some of the dead were from Kawanda Research Station. [2] | |
| April 1982 | Kakengere | 12 | [2] | |
| April 1982 | Kakiri | 55 | Soldiers accused the people of Kakiri of possessing pieces of wood and grass for superstition purposes. [2] | |
| May 1982 | Lake Victoria | 30 | Thirty bodies washed upon the shores of Lake Victoria. [2] | |
| May 1982 | Kikyusa | 100 | These people were hacked to death by soldiers. [2] | |
| 28 May 1982 | Nakaseta, near Nityana | 35 | [2] | |
| Kampala wedding massacre | 26 June 1994 | Naguru, Kampala, Uganda | 27 killed, 13 injured | Richard Komakech, shot and killed people at wedding party. He was apprehended and killed. [3] |
| Kamwenge Trading Centre shooting | 26 December 1994 | Kamwenge, Uganda | 13 killed, 14 injured | Police constable Alfred Ogwang shot and killed people in a disco at Kamwenge Trading Centre [4] |
| Kichwamba massacre | 8 June 1998 | Kichwamba, Kabarole District | At least 80 | Armed group affiliates with Allied Democratic Front (ADF) attacked the Kichwamba Technical Institute set three dormitories on fire killing students. [5] |
| Uganda cult massacres | March 17, 2000 | Kanungu District | 778 | |
| Arua nightclub shooting | September 28, 2006 | Paradise Nightclub, Arua | 4 (including the perpetrator) | The Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) soldier Andrew Wanyama shot seven people at the Paradise Nightclub in Arua, killing three and wounding four others. He fled and was killed the following afternoon by soldiers and police officers after he opened fire on them |
| 2010 Kampala bombings | July 11, 2010 | Kampala, Uganda | 74 | suicide bombings were carried out against crowds watching a screening of 2010 FIFA World Cup Final match during the World Cup at two locations in Kampala. The attacks left 74 dead and 70 injured. Islamist al-Shabbab claimed responsibility for the attacks as retaliation for Ugandan support for AMISOM. [6] |
| Bombo shooting | March 9, 2013 | Bombo, Uganda | 10 killed, 3 injured | Patrick Okot Odoch, who was a member of Uganda People's Defence Force shot and killed 9 people in a bar and, the tenth victim while fleeing. |
| Kasese clashes | 26–27 November 2016 | Kasese, Uganda | 87 killed, 180+ arrested, 167 surrendered | Ugandan police killed the Rwenzururian royal guards and policemen. [8] |
| 2021 Uganda bombings | October 23 – November 16 2021 | Kampala (first and fourth attacks), Mpigi District (second attack), Nakaseke District (third attack) | 11 (including four perpetrators) | |
| Mpondwe school massacre | 16 June 2023 | Mpondwe Lhubiriha Secondary School, Mpondwe, Kasese District, Uganda | 42 killed, 8 injured | Rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a jihadist group speculatively linked by analysts to the Islamic State, attacked a secondary school in Mpondwe, a town in western Uganda's Kasese District on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 42 people were killed, including 38 students; 8 were injured. [9] [10] |
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