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 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
El Salado Massacre February 18, 2000
Santo Domingo massacre[6]
Chengue Massacre
Playón de Orozco massacre
Alto Naya massacre[7] April 12, 2001 Alto Naya, Cauca Department 40-130 estimated unknown
Villa Lucía, Apartadó massacre
Tibú massacre 2004
Putumayo massacres
El Aro Massacre October 22, 1997 Ituango, Antioquia Department 15 0
Mapiripán Massacre 1997
San José de Apartadó massacre February 21-22, 2005 Apartadó, Antioquia Department 8 0
La Mejor Esquina massacre

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