List of massacres in Vietnam

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The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Vietnam and its predecessors:

NameDateLocationDeathsPerpetrator
Siege of Vijaya during the Champa–Đại Việt War (1471) 1471Modern day An Nhơn, Bình Định province 60,000 killed during the war, 40,000 city dwellers were executed in the aftermaths according to the Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư Đại Việt army under king Lê Thánh Tông
1509 Massacre against Chams 1509 Hanoi All Cham slaves and fugitives in the capital of Hanoi were murdered [1] King Lê Uy Mục of the Lê dynasty of Đại Việt
1782 Saigon massacre 1782 District 5, Ho Chi Minh City 4,000–20,000 Chinese civiliansVietnamese Tây Sơn force under Nguyễn Nhạc
1885 Thừa Thiên masscare [2] [3] May 23, 1885 Thừa Thiên, French Indochina 1,200 French Armed Forces
Haiphong incident [4] November 23, 1946 Haiphong, French Indochina 6,000 French Armed Forces
Mỹ Trạch massacre November 29, 1947Mỹ Trạch village, Mỹ Thủy commune, Lệ Thủy District, Quảng Bình Province300+ French Armed Forces
Quảng Nam massacre [5] 12 June 1948Hà Thanh village (Điện Bàn district) and Giảng Đông village (Hòa Vang district), Quảng Nam province About 400 killed (mainly women, children, and elderly people) French Foreign Legion
Vũng Tàu

massacre

July 21, 1952 Vũng Tàu 20 killed Viet Minh
Land reform in North Vietnam 1953–1956 North Vietnam [6] Communist government of North Vietnam under orders from Ho Chi Minh
Quỳnh Lưu uprising November 2–14, 1956 North Vietnam 1022 killed People's Army of Vietnam
Châu Đốc massacre July 11, 1957Châu Đốc in An Giang Province, South Vietnam17Anti-government insurgents
Huế Phật Đản shootings May 8, 1963 Huế, South Vietnam8 – 9 BuddhistsArmy and security forces of the government of Ngo Dinh Diem
Xá Lợi Pagoda raids August 21, 1963Many Buddhist temples across South Vietnam, most notably the Xá Lợi Pagoda in Saigon Estimates range up to hundreds Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces under orders from Ngô Đình Nhu
1965 Embassy of the United States in Saigon bombing March 30, 1965 Saigon, South Vietnam22 killed Viet Cong
1965 Saigon bombing June 25, 1965 Saigon River, Saigon, South Vietnam 42 killed Viet Cong
Bình An/Tây Vinh massacre (disputed)February 12, 1966 – March 17, 1966 Tây Sơn District of Bình Định Province, South Vietnam 1,004 killed Republic of Korea Armed Forces
Binh Tai massacre (disputed)October 9, 1966Binh Tai village, Phước Bình, Sông Bé Province, South Vietnam 168 Republic of Korea Armed Forces
Bình Hòa massacre (disputed)December 3, 1966 to December 6, 1966Bình Hòa village, Quảng Ngãi Province, South Vietnam430 Republic of Korea Armed Forces
Thuy Bo incident (disputed)January 31, 1967 to February 1, 1967Thuy Bo, Điện Bàn District, Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam145 United States Marine Corps
Bamboo Pickers Incident [7] October 1967 Ba Ria–Vung Tau province 5 1st Australian Task Force
Đắk Sơn massacre December 5, 1967 Đắk Sơn, Phước Long Province, South Vietnam114–252 Viet Cong
Massacre at Huế (disputed)January 31, 1968 to February 28, 1968 Huế 5467 killed Viet Cong and People's Army of Vietnam
Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất massacre (disputed)February 12, 1968Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất hamlets, Điện Bàn District of Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam69–79 Republic of Korea Armed Forces
Hà My massacre (disputed)February 25, 1968Hà Mỹ village, Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam135 Republic of Korea Armed Forces
My Lai Massacre March 16, 1968Mỹ Lai and My Khê hamlets, Sơn Mỹ, Quảng Ngãi, South Vietnam504 U.S. Army
Son Tra massacre June 28/9, 1968Sơn Trà, Bình Sơn District, Quảng Ngãi, South Vietnam88 Viet Cong
Thanh Phong massacre (disputed)February 25, 1969Thanh Phong village of Bến Tre Province, South Vietnam21 U.S. Navy
Son Thang massacre February 19, 1970Son Thang, South Vietnam16 killed U.S. Marine Corps
Thạnh Mỹ massacre June 11, 1970Thạnh Mỹ Village, Quế Sơn District, Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam78 Viet Cong
Đức Dục

massacre

March 29, 1971Đức Dục District, Quảng Nam Province,

South Vietnam

103 Viet Cong and People's Army of Vietnam
Shelling of Highway 1 April 24–Sep 28, 1972 Highway 1, between Quảng Trị and Huế, South Vietnam2800 People's Army of Vietnam
Shelling of Cai Lay schoolyard August 30, 1973 Cai Lậy District, Định Tường province 32 killed Viet Cong
Re-education camps [8] 1945–1987 North Vietnam

South Vietnam

26,000–232,000 Communist government of Vietnam (165,200 killed)

Government of South Vietnam (65,000 killed)

Tân Lập massacre [9] September 24, 1977 Tân Lập commune, Tân Biên district, Tây Ninh province 592 Khmer Rouge Forces
Ba Chúc massacre April 18, 1978 Ba Chúc, Tri Tôn, An Giang province 3,157 Khmer Rouge Forces
Tong Chup massacre March 9, 1979Tong Chup village, Hung Dao commune, Cao Bằng 504+ People's Liberation Army of China
Krông Pắk stabbing [ vi]8 August 1998 Krông Pắk district, Đắk Lắk province 12Dương Văn Môn
2020 Đồng Tâm raid [10] [11] January 9, 2020 Đồng Tâm, Mỹ Đức district, Hanoi 4 Hanoi Mobile Police under orders from Ministry of Public Security

Đồng Tâm villagers

2023 Đắk Lắk attacks June 11, 2023 Ea Tiêu and Ea Ktur police station, Cư Kuin district, Đắk Lắk province 9 (4 police officers, 2 officials, and 3 civilians) Đêga state

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