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[7] - 84[8] | 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[9] | 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[10][11][12] |
Segovia massacre[13] | November 11, 1988 | Segovia, Antioquia | 43[14]-46[15] | 50[16]-60+[15] | The paramilitary group Muerte a Revolucionarios del Nordeste massacres 43-46 people in the urban area of the municipality of Segovia.[17][15] |
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.[18][19][20][21][22][23] |
Reminiscencias dance club shooting | June 24, 2000 | Bogotá | 11 | 7 | |
La Gabarra massacre | June 16, 1996[24] | 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[25][26] |
Santo Domingo massacre[27] | 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[28] | April 12, 2001 | Alto Naya, Cauca Department | 40-130 estimated | unknown | |
Villa Lucía, Apartadó massacre | |||||
Tibú massacre[29] | 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[30] | 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
- ^ "Colombia rebel admits oil pipeline bombing mistake". www.latinamericanstudies.org. 12 November 1998. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Navarro, Cristina (18 October 2023). "Se conmemoran 25 años de la masacre de Machuca, en Segovia, Antioquia". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ (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.
- ^ "Masacre de Segovia: 34 años en busca de verdad y justicia - Corporación Reiniciar". corporacionreiniciar.org (in Spanish). 11 November 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ a b c Agredo Tapias, Paola (9 November 2023). "35 años de la masacre de Segovia. Aquel noviembre dejó 43 víctimas - Alerta Paisa". www.alertapaisa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Yvonne Tobón, Rita (11 November 2015). "Hagamos memoria: 27 Años de la Masacre de Segovia - Cj Libertad". cjlibertad.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Masacre de Segovia y La Cruzada - Rutas del Conflicto". rutasdelconflicto.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ 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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