List of massacres in Ethiopia

The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Ethiopia (numbers may be approximate):

List of massacres

Name DateLocationDeathsPerpetratorNotesSack of Aksumaround 960Kingdom of AksumUnknownGudit's armyBattle of Das3 July 1332Adal~10,000+ Ethiopian EmpireIslamgee massacre9 April 1868Islamgee307Soldiers of Tewodros IIAanolee massacre6 September 1886Hitosa, Oromia11,000Emperor Menelik II's armyDolo hospital airstrike30 December 1935Dolo22–30 Italian Air ForceGondrand massacre13 February 1936Mai Lahlà120Lekemti massacre [it]26-27 June 1936Nekemte, Oromia12Students of the military school of OlettàYekatit 1219–21 February 1937Addis Ababa19,200-30,000Vogra Massacre1937Village of Vogra67Gaia Zeret massacre9-11 April 1939Ametsegna Washa, Village of Zeret2,500Arafali Massacre1970Arafali32Atshoma Massacre1970Atshoma88Basadare MassacreNovember 1970Basadare112Ona Massacre1 December 1970Ona625Elabored Massacre27 January 1971Elabored60Massacre of the Sixty23 November 1974Addis Ababa60 DergRed Terror (Ethiopia)23 September 1976 – 22 March 1978Ethiopia10,000–980,000 DergWukro air raid8 April–3 May 1988Wukro, Tigray176 DergEthiopia: "Mengistu has Decided to Burn Us like Wood": Bombing of Civilians and Civilian Targets by the Air Force, 24 July 1990, p. 10Hawzen massacre22 June 1988Hawzen, Tigray2,500 DergSheraro air raid12 December 1988Sheraro, Tigray8Chercher air raid9 September 1989Chercher, Tigray148Gobye air raid9–10 September 1989Gobye, Wollo22Mekelle air raid27–29 October 1989Mekelle, Tigray31Nefas Mewcha air raid13 January 1990Nefas Mewcha, Gondar23Isitayoh air raid28 January 1990Isitayoh, Wollo40Ticha air raid10 June 1990Ticha, Shewa23Killings of the Koore people1994 to presentAmaro woreda zone; Gedeo; West GujiOngoing. 52+ killed; 15+ injured; Hundreds of IDPs from the conflict areas. Civilians homes burned down and livestocks stolenOLF or OLF-shene, militants from various ethnic groups in SNNPR and Oromia regions Civilians killing in Konso1994 to presentKonsoOngoing. 83+ killed; 57+ injured; 1 million+ displaced; Civilian houses burned downVarious militants from and regionsDidessa massacre29 June 2003Didessa17Soldier JaafarEthiopia: Government soldier kills 17, wounds 45 colleagues - rebel radio, Voice of Oromo Liberation (June 29, 2003)Gambela massacreDecember 2003Gambela, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region100ENDF's 43rd DivisionMassacre in Addis AbabaJune and November 2005Addis Ababa193 during EPRDF's regime2012 Afar region tourist attack17 January 2012Erta Ale, Afar Region5Eritrean-trained groups2012 Gambella bus attack12 March 2012Gambella19Gunmen with machine guns2014–2016 Oromo protests25 April 2014 – December 2016Oromia Region, Addis Ababa north-western, southern and eastern part of the regions Ambo, Dembi Dolo, and Nekemte,Amhara Region, Gondar and Bahir Dar5,000+ Government of EthiopiaBurayu massacre14–16 September 2018Addis Ababa and Burayu, Oromia58-65Pro-OLF and "mobs" of Oromo youth, Oromo Liberation ArmyShashemene massacre30 June–2 July 2020Oromia, Addis Ababa, Shashemene, and Jimma240+Organized Oromo youth, Oromo Liberation Army, Ethiopian Federal PoliceHumera massacreNovember 2020Humera, Tigray92 Amharan militias/Fano ENDFGawa Qanqa massacre2 November 2020Gawa Qanqa, West Welega Zone32-54 Oromo Liberation Army. (Disputed) with Ethiopian Government. Allegation of collaboration. Mai Kadra massacre9–10 November 2020Mai Kadra, Disputed land between Amhara and Tigray 1100+ Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) Pro-TPLF militias Ethiopian National Defence Force Pro-Ethiopia militias2020 Ethiopia bus attackBenishangul-Gumuz34* Gumuz militiamenHitsats massacreHitsats refugee camp300 Tigray People's Liberation FrontKombolcha massacreKombolcha, Amhara region100+Tigray forces: TPLF and TDFAksum massacre19 November–20 December 2020Aksum720-800Hagere Selam massacres4–14 December 2020Hagere Selam and Addi Qoylo90 Ethiopian National Defence Force Metekel massacre22–23 December 2020Bikuji, Benishangul-Gumuz142+ Gumuz militiamen Oromo Liberation ArmyDebre Abbay massacre5–6 January 2021Debre Abbay, Tigray40 Ethiopian National Defence ForceKola Tembien February 2021 massacresKola Tembien, Tigray182Abo church massacreEast Welega Zone, Oromia29 to 40+ Oromo Liberation Army2021 Ataye clashesMarch 18 and April 16, 2021Amhara region584+ OLA, ENDFGalikoma massacreGulina, Afar region107+Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF)Chenna massacre31 August 2021 to 4 September 2021Dabat, Amhara region120 to 200Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF)Kobo massacreKobo (woreda), Amhara region600+Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF)Ayisid Kebele massacreAyisid Kebele, Metekel Zone, Benishangul-Gumuz11 Oromo Liberation ArmyTole massacreTole village, West Welega Zone, Oromia554+ Oromo Liberation ArmyQelem Wollega massacreKellem, Oromia308+ killed; 36 injured Oromo Liberation ArmyAno massacreAno, Seyo Woreda, East Welega Zone, Oromia50+ killed; 8 injured Oromo Liberation ArmyFinote Selam drone strikeFinote Selam, West Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region 30 ENDFMerawi massacre29–30 January 2024Merawi, West Gojjam, Amhara Region50–100+ ENDF

See also List of massacres in the Eritrean War of Independence Attacks on humanitarian workers

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