List of massacres in Colombia
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The following is a list of notable massacres in Colombia. According to the Grupo de Memoria Histórica, there were 2505 massacres in Colombia between 1973 and 2008.[1] The Colombian government defines "massacre" as the killing of 4 or more people in the same act.[2]
Name | Data | Place | Dead | Injured | Notes |
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Arauca, Cauca and Nariño massacres | August 22, 2020 | Arauca, Cauca and Nariño | 28[3] | unknown | Three massacres kill 28 people, in Arauca, Cauca, and Nariño[4][5] |
Bojayá massacre | May 2, 2002 | Bojayá, Chocó | 119 | 98 injured[6] | FARC launches a mortar bomb against a church during combat with AUC, killing at least 119 civilians, 48 of whom were children. |
Jamundí massacre | February 21-22, 2005 | Jamundí | 11 | 0 | Massacre of Ten policemen and a civilian by Colombian National Army |
Macayepo massacre | October 14, 2000 | Macayepo, Bolívar | 15 | 0 | Mass Murder of 15 Peasants By Héroes de los Montes de María, a unit of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) |
Nariño massacres | February 4 and February 11, 2009 | Nariño Department | 27 | 0 | 27 indigenous Awás were massacred in two massacres perpetrated by members of the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia |
Villanueva Massacre | December 8, 1998 | Villanueva, La Guajira | 11 | 0 | 11 people were assassinated by members of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) by orders of Carlos Castaño. |
Machuca Massacre | October 18, 1998 | Machuca, Antioquia | 70 | 30+ | |
Pozzetto Massacre | December 4, 1986 | Bogotá | 30 | 12 | |
Villatina Massacre | November 15, 1992 | Medellín | 9 | none | |
La Rochela massacre | January 18, 1989 | La Rochela, Simacota | 12 | 3 | |
Banana massacre | December 6, 1928[7] | Ciénaga, Magdalena | estimated 47 to 2,000 | unknown | |
Uraba massacre | March 4, 1988 | Urabá Antioquia | 20 | unknown | Murder of banana workers by paramilitaries[8][9][10] |
Segovia massacre[11] | November 11, 1988 | Segovia, Antioquia | 46 | 50+ | |
Massacre of Trujillo | 1988-1994 | Trujillo, Valle del Cauca | estimated 245 to 342 | unknown | |
Riofrio massacre | October 5, 1993 | Riofrío, Valle del Cauca | 13 | 0 | In the village of El Bosque, Piedras Portugal, 13 ELN guerrillas died in combat with troops from the Palacé Battalion of the III Brigade. They were surprised while they prepared a handstand.[12][13][14][15][16][17] |
Reminiscencias dance club shooting | June 24, 2000 | Bogotá | 11 | 7 | |
La Gabarra massacre | June 16, 1996[18] | Tibú, Norte de Santander Department | estimated 35-43 | unknown | |
Bahía Portete massacre | April 16, 2004 | Bahía Portete, La Guajira | 12 | ||
El Salado Massacre | February 16, 2000 | El Salado, Bolívar | 60-100+ | unknown | Mass murder of residents by United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia[19][20] |
Santo Domingo massacre[21] | December 12, 1998 | Tame, Arauca | 17 | 27 | |
Chengue Massacre | January 17, 2001 | Ovejas, Sucre | |||
Playón de Orozco massacre | January 9, 1999 | El Piñón, Magdalena | |||
Alto Naya massacre[22] | April 12, 2001 | Alto Naya, Cauca Department | 40-130 estimated | unknown | |
Villa Lucía, Apartadó massacre | |||||
Tibú massacre[23] | June 15, 2004 | Tibú, Norte de Santander | 34 | ||
Putumayo massacres | |||||
El Aro Massacre | October 22, 1997 | Ituango, Antioquia Department | 15 | 0 | |
Mapiripán Massacre | July 15-20, 1997 | 30 | |||
San José de Apartadó massacre | February 21-22, 2005 | Apartadó, Antioquia Department | 8 | 0 | |
La Mejor Esquina massacre | April 3, 1988 | Buenavista, Córdoba | 28 | 0 | |
Barrancabemeja massacre[24] | May 16, 1998 | Barrancabemeja, Santander | 32 | unknown |
See also
References
- ^ Revista Semana: 2.505 masacres
- ^ Department of State: Colombia report on Human Rights 2008
- ^ colombiareports.com: Colombia ends terrifying week with three massacres in one day
- ^ Rojas Ángel, César (22 August 2020). "Colombia: tres masacres en menos de 24 horas se suman a las 33 documentadas en lo que va del año". France 24 (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Tres masacres en menos de 24 horas en Colombia: 17 personas han sido asesinadas". Noticias Caracol (in Spanish). 22 August 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ witnessforpeace.org: Bojaya massacre
- ^ (in Spanish) Luis Angel Arango Library: the banana massacre
- ^ "Colombia's Killer Networks: The Military - Paramilitary Partnership and the United States". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Valdés Correa, Beatriz (7 March 2018). "30 años de las masacres de Honduras y La Negra - EL ESPECTADOR". El Espectador (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Masacre de Honduras y La Negra - Rutas del Conflicto". rutasdelconflicto.com (in Spanish). 16 October 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Riding, Alan; Times, Special To the New York (1988-12-15). "Massacres Are Jolting Colombia". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (1993-10-06). "MUERTOS 16 GUERRILLEROS AYER EN EL VALLE Y EL META". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-12-10.
- ^ "INDAGATORIA POR MASACRE EN RIOFRÍO". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 17 June 1995. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "MASACRE DE RIOFRÍO COMIENZA DE CERO". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 11 March 2003. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Masacre de Riofrío departamento del Valle". www.hijosbogota.org (in Spanish). 12 July 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Masacre de Río Frío - Rutas del Conflicto". rutasdelconflicto.com (in Spanish). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz » Masacre de Riofrio". www.justiciaypazcolombia.com (in Spanish). 5 October 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ CNN: 34 killed in Colombia massacre
- ^ Brody, Daniel (23 February 2010). "Ten years on, no justice for El Salado massacre victims". Colombia Reports. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Masacre de El Salado: 22 años tras el dolor de un pueblo - Infobae". Infobae (in Spanish). 19 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ (in Spanish) Colombian Air Force: Buscado la verdad sobre una Masacre en una aldea colombiana
- ^ Agence France Presse: "The Chainsaw Massacre" Is Not a Movie in Colombia: Witness Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Colombia: Civilian population is the target of massacres". Amnesty International. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ ""We are Fighting Against the Biggest Monster, that is, the Government." » RAIOT". RAIOT. 2018-07-03. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
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