The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Ethiopia (numbers may be approximate):
Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Perpetrator | Notes |
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Islamgee massacre | 9 April 1868 | Islamgee | 307 | Soldiers of Tewodros II | [1][2] |
Gondrand massacre | 13 February 1936 | Mai Lahlà | 120 | ![]() |
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Yekatit 12 | 19–21 February 1937 | Addis Ababa | 19,200-30,000 | ![]() |
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Arafali Massacre | 1970 | Arafali | 32 | ![]() |
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Atshoma Massacre | 1970 | Atshoma | 88 | ![]() |
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Basadare Massacre | November 1970 | Basadare | 112 | ![]() |
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Ona Massacre | 1 December 1970 | Ona | 625 | ![]() |
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Elabored Massacre | 27 January 1971 | Elabored | 60 | ![]() |
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Massacre of the Sixty | 23 November 1974 | Addis Ababa | 60 | ![]() |
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Red Terror (Ethiopia) | 23 September 1976 – 22 March 1978 | Ethiopia | 10,000–980,000 | ![]() |
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Wukro air raid | 8 April–3 May 1988 | Wukro, Tigray | 176 | ||
Hawzen massacre | 22 June 1988 | Hawzen, Tigray | 2,500 | ![]() |
[3] |
Sheraro air raid | 12 December 1988 | Sheraro, Tigray | 8 | [4] | |
Chercher air raid | 9 September 1989 | Chercher, Tigray | 148 | [4] | |
Gobye air raid | 9–10 September 1989 | Gobye, Wollo | 22 | [4] | |
Mekelle air raid | 27–29 October 1989 | Mekelle, Tigray | 31 | [4] | |
Nefas Mewcha air raid | 13 January 1990 | Nefas Mewcha, Gondar | 23 | [4] | |
Isitayoh air raid | 28 January 1990 | Isitayoh, Wollo | 40 | [4] | |
Ticha air raid | 10 June 1990 | Ticha, Shewa | 23 | [4] | |
Killings of the Koore people | 1994 to present | Amaro woreda zone; Gedeo; West Guji | Ongoing. 52+ killed; 15+ injured; Hundreds of IDPs from the conflict areas. Civilians homes burned down and livestocks stolen | OLF or OLF-shene![]() ![]() ![]() |
[5][6][7] |
Civilians killing in Konso | 1994 to present | Konso | Ongoing. 83+ killed; 57+ injured; 1 million+ displaced; Civilian houses burned down | Various militants from ![]() ![]() |
[8][9][10] |
Didessa massacre | 29 June 2003 | Didessa | 17 | Soldier Jaafar | [11] |
Gambela massacre | December 2003 | Gambela, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region | 100 | ENDF's 43rd Division | [12][13] |
Massacre in Addis Ababa | June and November 2005 | Addis Ababa | 193 | ![]() |
[14] |
2012 Gambella bus attack | 12 March 2012 | Gambella | 19 | Gunmen with machine guns | [15] |
Burayu massacre | 14–16 September 2018 | Addis Ababa and Burayu, Oromia | 58-65 | Pro-OLF and "mobs" of Oromo youth, ![]() |
[16][17][18] |
Shashemene massacre | 30 June–2 July 2020 | Oromia, Addis Ababa, Shashemene, and Jimma | 240+ | Organized Oromo youth, ![]() ![]() |
[19][20] |
Humera massacre | November 2020 | Humera, Tigray | 92 | ||
Gawa Qanqa massacre | 2 November 2020 | Gawa Qanqa, West Welega Zone | 32-54 | ![]() ![]() |
[21][22] |
Mai Kadra massacre | 9–10 November 2020 | Mai Kadra, Disputed land between Amhara and Tigray | 1100+ |
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[23][24][25][26][27] |
2020 Ethiopia bus attack | November 14, 2020 | Benishangul-Gumuz | 34 | * ![]() |
[28][29] |
Hitsats massacre | November 19, 2020 | Hitsats refugee camp | 300 | ||
Kombolcha massacre | October 30, 2021 | Kombolcha, Amhara region | 100+ | Tigray forces: ![]() ![]() |
[30][31][32] |
Aksum massacre | 19 November–20 December 2020 | Aksum | 720-800 | ![]() |
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Hagere Selam massacres | 4–14 December 2020 | Hagere Selam and Addi Qoylo | 90 | ||
Metekel massacre | 22–23 December 2020 | Bikuji, Benishangul-Gumuz | 142+ |
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[33][34][35] |
Debre Abbay massacre | 5–6 January 2021 | Debre Abbay, Tigray | 40 | ![]() |
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Kola Tembien February 2021 massacres | February 10, 2021 | Kola Tembien, Tigray | 182 | [36][37][38] | |
Abo church massacre | March 05, 2021 | East Welega Zone, Oromia | 29 to 40+ | ![]() |
[39][40] |
2021 Ataye clashes | March 18 and April 16, 2021 | Amhara region | 584+ | ![]() ![]() |
[41][42][43] |
Galikoma massacre | August 05, 2021 | Gulina, Afar region | 107+ | ![]() |
[44][45] |
Chenna massacre | 31 August 2021 to 4 September 2021 | Dabat, Amhara region | 120 to 200 | ![]() |
[46][47][48] |
Kobo massacre | September 09, 2021 | Kobo (woreda), Amhara region | 600+ | ![]() |
[49][50] |
Ayisid Kebele massacre | March 3, 2022 | Ayisid Kebele, Metekel Zone, Benishangul-Gumuz | 11 | ![]() |
[51][52] |
Tole massacre | June 20, 2022 | Tole village, West Welega Zone, Oromia | 554+ | ![]() |
[53][54] |
Qelem Wollega massacre | June 20, 2022 | Kellem, Oromia | 308+ killed; 36 injured | ![]() |
[55][56][57][58] |
Finote Selam drone strike | August 13, 2023 | Finote Selam, West Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region | 30 | ![]() |
[59][60] |