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
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 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[6] - 84[7] 30+ Guerillas belonging to the National Liberation Army (ELN) dynamited an oil pipeline which caused a spreading fire to the village. 70-84 people lost their lives, many of them children.
Pozzetto Massacre December 4, 1986 Bogotá 30 12 Campo Elías Delgado kilis his mother and 28 others in a killing spree before being shot dead by police
Villatina Massacre November 15, 1992 Medellín 9 0 At least eight children and one young adult killed by Colombian National Police
La Rochela massacre January 18, 1989 La Rochela, Simacota 12 3 15 judicial officials, who were investigating crimes committed in the area, were rounded up and shot by a group of gunmen sent by Rodriguez Gacha. 12 of the officials were killed, while 3 survived
Banana massacre December 6, 1928[8] Ciénaga, Magdalena estimated 47 to 2,000 unknown Massacre of workers of the United Fruit Company By Colombian Army
Uraba massacre March 4, 1988 Urabá Antioquia 20 unknown Murder of banana workers by paramilitaries[9][10][11]
Segovia massacre[12] November 11, 1988 Segovia, Antioquia 43[13]-46[14] 50[15]-60+[14] The paramilitary group Muerte a Revolucionarios del Nordeste massacres 43-46 people in the urban area of the municipality of Segovia.[16][14]
Massacre of Trujillo 1988-1994 Trujillo, Valle del Cauca estimated 245 to 342 unknown Some 245 to 342 people, including unionists and suspected guerrilla supporters, were tortured and dismembered by paramilitaries and the Cali Cartel with the complicity of active members of the Colombian military and police.
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.[17][18][19][20][21][22]
Reminiscencias dance club shooting June 24, 2000 Bogotá 11 7 Juan de Jesús Lozano Velásquez murders 11 people in the Reminiscencias tavern bar
La Gabarra massacre August 21, 1999 La Gabarra, Tibú, Norte de Santander Department estimated 35-43 unknown A massacre was perpetrated by members of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC paramilitary group) against alleged members of FARC, killing 35-43 people.
Bahía Portete massacre April 16, 2004 Bahía Portete, La Guajira 12 1 Murder of 12 members of the Wayuu indigenous community by paramilitary groups of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) Wayuu Counter-Insurgency Bloc
El Salado Massacre February 16, 2000 El Salado, Bolívar 60[23]-100+[24] unknown Mass murder of residents by United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia.[25]
Santo Domingo massacre December 13, 1998 Santo Domingo, Tame, Arauca 17[26] 27[26] A Colombian Air Force (FAC) helicopter murdered seventeen people in the middle of a confrontation with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People's Army (FARC-EP).[27]
Chengue Massacre January 17, 2001 Chengue, Ovejas, Sucre 27 0 27 people are killed with mortars and machetes by AUC[28][29]
Playón de Orozco massacre January 9, 1999 El Piñón, Magdalena
Alto Naya massacre April 10 and 13, 2001 Alto Naya, Cauca Department 100 estimated[30] unknown a group of more than 100 paramilitaries from the Calima Block of the AUC led by Everth Veloza , alias 'HH', toured the municipalities and territories surrounding the Naya River , located on the borders of Cauca and Valle del Cauca, transporting in trucks, On the way, they murdered peasants who were identified as collaborators with the guerrilla.[31][32][33]
Villa Lucía, Apartadó massacre
Tibú massacre[34] 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[35] May 16, 1998 Barrancabemeja, Santander 32 unknown

See also

References

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  2. ^ Department of State: Colombia report on Human Rights 2008
  3. ^ colombiareports.com: Colombia ends terrifying week with three massacres in one day
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  23. ^ "Masacre de El Salado 2000 - Rutas del Conflicto". rutasdelconflicto.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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