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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 |
Date |
Location |
Deaths |
Notes |
Bojayá massacre |
May 2, 2002 |
Bojayá, Chocó |
119 |
98 injured[3] |
Jamundí massacre |
February 21-22, 2005 |
Jamundí |
11 |
unknown |
Macayepo massacre |
October 14, 2000 |
Macayepo, Bolívar |
15 |
unknown |
Nariño massacres |
February 4 and February 11, 2009 |
Nariño Department |
27 |
unknown |
Villanueva Massacre |
December 8, 1998 |
Villanueva, La Guajira |
11 |
unknown |
Villatina Massacre |
November 15, 1992 |
Medellín |
9 |
none |
La Rochela massacre |
January 18, 1989 |
La Rochela, Simacota |
12 |
3 |
Banana massacre |
December 6, 1928[4] |
Ciénaga, Magdalena |
estimated 47 to 2,000 |
unknown |
Uraba massacre |
March 4, 1988 |
Urabá Antioquia |
20 |
unknown |
Segovia massacre |
November 11, 1988 |
Segovia, Antioquia |
43 |
unknown |
Massacre of Trujillo |
1988-1994 |
Trujillo, Valle del Cauca |
estimated 245 to 342 |
unknown |
Riofrio massacre |
October 5, 1993 |
Riofrío, Valle del Cauca |
13 |
0 |
La Gabarra massacre |
June 16, 1996[5] |
Tibú, Norte de Santander Department |
estimated 35-43 |
unknown |
Bahía Portete massacre |
2004 |
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El Salado Massacre |
February 18, 2000 |
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Santo Domingo massacre[6] |
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Chengue Massacre |
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Playón de Orozco massacre |
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Alto Naya massacre[7] |
April 12, 2001 |
Alto Naya, Cauca Department |
40-130 estimated |
unknown |
Villa Lucía, Apartadó massacre |
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Tibú massacre |
2004 |
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Putumayo massacres |
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El Aro Massacre |
October 22, 1997 |
Ituango, Antioquia Department |
15 |
0 |
Mapiripán Massacre |
1997 |
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San José de Apartadó massacre |
February 21-22, 2005 |
Apartadó, Antioquia Department |
8 |
0 |
La Mejor Esquina massacre |
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