List of massacres in Uganda

This is a list of massacres that have taken place in Uganda in chronological order.

List of massacres

NameDateLocationDeaths DescriptionSeries of barrack massacresMay to July 1971UgandaEstimated 5,000–6,000 military force killed Related massacres in: Mbarara (~150–250 killed), Moroto (~120 killed), Jinja (~800 killed or disappeared), and Magamaga Ordnance Depot (~50 killed)Southern Uganda massacres1972Uganda150 Ugandan civilians killed in combat; hundreds executed afterwards; 9–20 Tanzanian civilians killedUgandan insurgents armed attempt to overthrow the regime of Idi AminMassacred soldiers1978Uganda120 dead bodies discoveredUgandan bodies discovered at Uganda-Tanzania border. The Government of Tanzania stated that bodies of the soldiers "dumped" in Tanzania after executed in UgandaJune 1980Rubaga13Army killed 13 people on eve of Yusuf Lule's expected popular return.June/July 1980Kattambwa, Entebbe Road4343 dead bodies were dumped by UNLA lorries at Busabala & Kattambwa.July/August 1980Rubaga Road, near Lohana Club44 civilians ordered to stand out from the crowd & shot at orders of Bazilio Olara Okello.September/October 1980Natete4 or moreFour were known to have been killed by army men.January 1981Wakiso4Forced to drink poison.5 January 1981Wakiso16January 1981Matugga32January 1981Migadde33February 1981Kibibi (Mpigi Dist.)16February 1981Bakuli-Mengo14Soldiers raided Mengo Bukuli, rounded up many people and killed them.February 1981Bakuli-Mengo7Seven bullet riddled bodies dumped in Namanve forest, Jinja road.February 1981Kiboga Area20UNLA troops raided Kiboga area and killed off 20 civilians as scapegoats for guerrilla attacks.March 1981Namanve Forest7979 bullet riddled bodies found; 2 belonging to school girls in uniform. Evidence of rape present.March 1981Katabi Barracks70Prisoners killed in the barracks by soldiers.April 1981Ndeeba15An army Land Rover overturned in Ndeeba town. Soldiers from Malire barracks descended on the town and killed 15 people.April 1981Mukono area16Soldiers descended on Mukono area after a guerrilla attack and killed civilians as scapegoats.May 1981Namayumba (Luwero Dist.)4May 1981Namayumba (Luwero Dist.)3May 1981Kireka3Three people were shot dead at Kireka roadblock because they had no money to give to soldiers.May 1981Kawanda6A family of 6 wiped out by UNLA soldiers.May 1981Jinja5Soldiers shot 5 school boys in Jinja town.May 1981Mukono25Soldiers again raided Mukono area and shot 25 people.May 1981Kiboga250Claiming that Kiboga protected guerrillas, soldiers shot over 250 people.June 1981Kikandwa11Soldiers massacred 11 people in their homes.June 1981Nakaseke Bulemezi8Ombaci Massacre24 June 1981Ombaci, Arua, Northern Region80 to 97UNLA soldiers arrived at the Ombaci Catholic Mission and adjoining secondary school. They began to indiscriminately kill civilians, women, children and the elderly; by shooting, bludgeoning, stabbing, lancing, stomping, kicking and exploding ordinanceJune 1981Ombaci and Ladonga10Soldiers opened fire at innocent civilians and refugees at the Catholic mission, because of allegations that they had hospitalized and treated a guerrilla. This incident was mentioned by the UN Secretary General at the Nairobi OAU Conference.July 1981Lungujja8Soldiers killed 8 people at Lungujja village, near Kampala.July 1981Kampala3Soldiers entered the Sardinia Pub in Kampala, opening fire on innocent civilians.July 1981Namayumba (Luwero Dist.)61 August 1981Naziri on Mityana Road7House of John Mugwanya, heir to Stanslaus Mugwanya, destroyed by RGP and seven people killed. His soap factory was also destroyed.August 1981Mukono35They were killed by soldiers.August 1981Mityana33They were killed by UNI A soldiers.August 1981Mityana9Nine people were murdered by men in military Rayon uniform at Kawempe Rayon Textiles.September 1981Wakiso (Mpigi)6060 people including women and children were killed in a UNLA raid on their district villages.September 1981Matugga30UNLA raided, looted and shot 30 people.September 1981Kapeeka (Bulemezi)7Seven civilians were killed in their homes by government troops.October 1981Karenge9October 1981Kissuuna (Luwero Dist.)4October 1981Ndeeba30October 1981Kasese162Uganda Digest of Dec. 1981, p. 63, reported 162 people killed by government troops in Kasese District.November 1981Luwero5151 innocent civilians were killed in their homes when UNLA raided the area.December 1981Gombe-Kalasa (Mpigi Dist.)3Three worshippers killed when soldiers opened fire in a church.23 February 1982Mpigi roadblock50+More than fifty people were shot at Mpigi roadblock.23-24 February 1982Rubaga, Ndeeba, Mutundwe, Nalukolongo, area of Kampala200+Over 200 civilians were killed by Kabowa, UNLA soldiers on a rampage after a UFM attack on Malire barracks.27 February 1982Mpigi roadblock19Another 19 people were killed on Mpigi roadblock by soldiers.24-29 February 1982Bujuuko, Muduuma and Nswanjere (Mpigi Dist.)50+In the hunt for guerrillas, soldiers carried out a scorched-earth raid on these villages killing people, dogs, chickens and anything they found alive.March 1982Kakikiri-Sentema area20UNIA soldiers raided and killed villagers.March 1982Kawanda Research Station16Civilians shot by soldiers.March 1982Green Bar on Entebbe Road11Shot by soldiers.April 1982Mende60Civilians killed by soldiers.April 1982Mutugga Bombo Rd30Soldiers killed people; some of the dead were from Kawanda Research Station.April 1982Kakengere12April 1982Kakiri55Soldiers accused the people of Kakiri of possessing pieces of wood and grass for superstition purposes.May 1982Lake Victoria30Thirty bodies washed upon the shores of Lake Victoria.May 1982Kikyusa100These people were hacked to death by soldiers.28 May 1982Nakaseta, near Nityana35Kampala wedding massacre26 June 1994Naguru, Kampala27 killed, 13 injuredRichard Komakech, shot and killed people at wedding party. He was apprehended and killed.Kamwenge Trading Centre shooting26 December 1994Kamwenge13 killed, 14 injuredPolice constable Alfred Ogwang shot and killed people in a disco at Kamwenge Trading CentreKichwamba massacre8 June 1998Kichwamba, Kabarole DistrictAt least 80Armed group affiliates with Allied Democratic Front (ADF) attacked the Kichwamba Technical Institute set three dormitories on fire killing students.Uganda cult massacres17 March 2000Kanungu District778Arua nightclub shooting28 September 2006Paradise Nightclub, Arua4 (including the perpetrator)The Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) soldier Andrew Wanyama shot seven people at the Paradise Nightclub in Arua, killing three and wounding four others. He fled and was killed the following afternoon by soldiers and police officers after he opened fire on them2010 Kampala bombings11 July 2010Kampala74suicide bombings were carried out against crowds watching a screening of 2010 FIFA World Cup Final match during the World Cup at two locations in Kampala. The attacks left 74 dead and 70 injured. Islamist al-Shabbab claimed responsibility for the attacks as retaliation for Ugandan support for AMISOM.Bombo shooting9 March 2013Bombo,10 killed, 3 injuredPatrick Okot Odoch, who was a member of Uganda People's Defence Force shot and killed 9 people in a bar and, the tenth victim while fleeing.12 April 2014Ntoroko10 killed, 25 injuredAfter having a fight in a bar over a woman, Private Chris Amanyire returned with a firearm and opened fire before committing suicide.Kasese clashes26–27 November 2016Kasese87 killed, 180+ arrested, 167 surrenderedUgandan police killed the Rwenzururian royal guards and policemen.2021 Uganda bombings23 October – 16 November 2021Kampala (first and fourth attacks), Mpigi District (second attack), Nakaseke District (third attack)11 (including four perpetrators)Mpondwe school massacre16 June 2023Mpondwe Lhubiriha Secondary School, Mpondwe, Kasese District42 killed, 8 injuredRebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a jihadist group speculatively linked by analysts to the Islamic State, attacked a secondary school in Mpondwe, a town in western Uganda's Kasese District on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 42 people were killed, including 38 students; 8 were injured.Kagadi massacre29 October 2024Mizizi A Village, Kyaterekera sub-county in Kagadi District10 (including 2 perpetrators)Adults and children were killed after they refused to join a new religious group.

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Attacks on humanitarian workers

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