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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):

Name Date Location Deaths Perpetrator Notes
Islamgee massacre 9 April 1868 Islamgee 307 Soldiers of Tewodros II [1]
Gondrand massacre 13 February 1936 Mai Lahlà 120  Ethiopian Empire
Yekatit 12 19–21 February 1937 Addis Ababa 19,200-30,000  Kingdom of Italy
Massacre of the Sixty 23 November 1974 Addis Ababa 60 Derg
Wukro air raid 8 April–3 May 1988 Wukro, Tigray 176
Hawzen massacre 22 June 1988 Hawzen, Tigray 2,500 Derg [2]
Sheraro air raid 12 December 1988 Sheraro, Tigray 8 [3]
Chercher air raid 9 September 1989 Chercher, Tigray 148 [3]
Gobye air raid 9–10 September 1989 Gobye, Wollo 22 [3]
Meqelle air raid 27–29 October 1989 Meqelle, Tigray 31 [3]
Nefas Mewcha air raid 13 January 1990 Nefas Mewcha, Gondar 23 [3]
Isitayoh air raid 28 January 1990 Isitayoh, Wollo 40 [3]
Ticha air raid 10 June 1990 Ticha, Shewa 23 [3]
Ethiopian police massacre June and November 2005 Addis Ababa 193  Government of Ethiopia
2012 Gambella bus attack 12 March 2012 Gambella 19 Gunmen with machine guns [4]
Burayu massacre 14–16 September 2018 Addis Ababa and Burayu, Oromia 58-65 Amhara perpetrators National Movement of Amhara
Hachalu Hundessa riot 30 June–2 July 2020 Oromia, Addis Ababa, Shashemene, and Jimma 240+  Ethiopia Ethiopian Federal Police
Humera massacre November 2020 Humera, Tigray 92
Gawa Qanqa massacre 2 November 2020 Gawa Qanqa, West Welega Zone 32-54
Mai Kadra massacre 9–10 November 2020 Mai Kadra, Tigray 767[5]
2020 Ethiopia bus attack November 14, 2020 Benishangul-Gumuz 34
Hitsats massacre November 19, 2020 Hitsats refugee camp 300
  •  Eritrea
  • Tigray People's Liberation Front
Aksum massacre 19 November–20 December 2020 Aksum 720-800  Eritrea
Hagere Selam massacres 4–14 December 2020 Hagere Selam and Addi Qoylo 90
Metekel massacre 22–23 December 2020 Bikuji, Benishangul-Gumuz 142
Debre Abbay massacre 5–6 January 2021 Debre Abbay, Tigray 40 Ethiopian National Defence Force
Kola Tembien February 2021 massacres February 10, 2021 Kola Tembien, Tigray 182
[6][7][8]
Ayisid Kebele massacre March 3, 2022 Ayisid Kebele, Metekel Zone, Benishangul-Gumuz 11 Oromo Liberation Army [9][10]
Tole massacre June 20, 2022 Tole village, West Welega Zone, Oromia 200+ Oromo Liberation Army [11][12]

References[]

  1. ↑ Blanc, Henry (23 July 1868). "Henry Blanc's Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia". https://explorion.net/narrative-captivity-abyssinia/all-prisoners-leave-amba-islamgee-our-reception-theodore-he-harangues-?quicktabs_3=1. 
  2. ↑ "ETHIOPIA RECKONING UNDER THE LAW". December 1994. https://www.hrw.org/reports/pdfs/e/ethiopia/ethiopia94d.pdf. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Bombing of Civilians and Civilian Targets by the Air Force". 24 July 1990. https://www.hrw.org/reports/archives/africa/ETHIOPIA907.htm. 
  4. ↑ "19 Dead After Bus Ambushed in Ethiopian Gambella Region" (in en). https://www.ezega.com/News/NewsDetails?NewsID=3240. 
  5. ↑ Houreld, Katharine; Georgy, Michael; Aloisi, Silvia (2021-06-07). "How ethnic killings exploded from an Ethiopian town" (in en). Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/ethiopia-conflict-expulsions/. 
  6. ↑ "A grave humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Ethiopia. 'I never saw hell before, but now I have.'" (in en). 2021-05-28. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/ethiopia-grave-humanitarian-crisis-unfolding-never-saw-hell-before-now-have. 
  7. ↑ Kassa, Lucy (2021-04-07). "'Their bodies were torn into pieces': Ethiopian and Eritrean troops accused of massacre in Tigray" (in en-GB). The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/bodies-torn-pieces-ethiopian-eritrean-troops-accused-massacre/. 
  8. ↑ AfricaNews (2021-02-18). "Ethiopia: TPLF forces claim killing 502 government troops" (in en). https://www.africanews.com/2021/02/18/ethiopia-tplf-forces-claim-killing-502-government-troops/. 
  9. ↑ "Video of armed men burning man alive in western Ethiopia sparks outrage". 15 March 2022. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/15/video-of-armed-men-burning-man-alive-in-western-ethiopia-sparks-outrage. 
  10. ↑ "Ethiopia government says it will investigate video of soldiers burning civilians" (in en). 2022-03-12. https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20220312-ethiopia-government-says-it-will-investigate-video-of-soldiers-burning-civilians. 
  11. ↑ "‘We Are Not Safe’: Ethiopians Flee Massacre that Killed Hundreds". June 20, 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/20/world/africa/ethiopia-massacre-oromia.html. 
  12. ↑ "As many as 320 dead in Ethiopia gun attack, witnesses suggest". June 20, 2022. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/20/as-many-as-320-dead-in-ethiopia-gun-attack-witnesses-suggest. 
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