# 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 | Date | Location | Deaths | Perpetrator |
| Islamgee massacre | 9 April 1868 | Islamgee | 307 | Soldiers of Tewodros II |
| Aanolee massacre | 6 September 1886 | Hitosa, Oromia | 11,000 | Emperor Menelik II's army |
| Dolo hospital airstrike | 30 December 1935 | Dolo | 22–30 | Italy Italian Air Force |
| Gondrand massacre | 13 February 1936 | Mai Lahlà | 120 | Ethiopian Empire |
| Lekemti massacre [it] | 26-27 June 1936 | Nekemte, Oromia | 12 | Students of the military school of Olettà |
| Yekatit 12 | 19–21 February 1937 | Addis Ababa | 19,200-30,000 | Kingdom of Italy |
| Vogra Massacre | 1937 | Village of Vogra | 67 | Kingdom of Italy |
| Gaia Zeret massacre | 9-11 April 1939 | Ametsegna Washa, Village of Zeret | 2,500 | Kingdom of Italy |
| Arafali Massacre | 1970 | Arafali | 32 | Ethiopian Empire |
| Atshoma Massacre | 1970 | Atshoma | 88 | Ethiopian Empire |
| Basadare Massacre | November 1970 | Basadare | 112 | Ethiopian Empire |
| Ona Massacre | 1 December 1970 | Ona | 625 | Ethiopian Empire |
| Elabored Massacre | 27 January 1971 | Elabored | 60 | Ethiopian Empire |
| Massacre of the Sixty | 23 November 1974 | Addis Ababa | 60 | Derg |
| Red Terror (Ethiopia) | 23 September 1976 – 22 March 1978 | Ethiopia | 10,000–980,000 | Derg |
| Wukro air raid | 8 April–3 May 1988 | Wukro, Tigray | 176 | Derg |
| Hawzen massacre | 22 June 1988 | Hawzen, Tigray | 2,500 | Derg |
| Sheraro air raid | 12 December 1988 | Sheraro, Tigray | 8 | |
| Chercher air raid | 9 September 1989 | Chercher, Tigray | 148 | |
| Gobye air raid | 9–10 September 1989 | Gobye, Wollo | 22 | |
| Mekelle air raid | 27–29 October 1989 | Mekelle, Tigray | 31 | |
| Nefas Mewcha air raid | 13 January 1990 | Nefas Mewcha, Gondar | 23 | |
| Isitayoh air raid | 28 January 1990 | Isitayoh, Wollo | 40 | |
| Ticha air raid | 10 June 1990 | Ticha, Shewa | 23 | |
| 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, militants from various ethnic groups in SNNPR and Oromia regions |
| Civilians killing in Konso | 1994 to present | Konso | Ongoing. 83+ killed; 57+ injured; 1 million+ displaced; Civilian houses burned down | Various militants from and regions |
| Didessa massacre | 29 June 2003 | Didessa | 17 | Soldier Jaafar |
| Gambela massacre | December 2003 | Gambela, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region | 100 | ENDF's 43rd Division |
| Massacre in Addis Ababa | June and November 2005 | Addis Ababa | 193 | Government of Ethiopia during EPRDF's regime |
| 2012 Gambella bus attack | 12 March 2012 | Gambella | 19 | Gunmen with machine guns |
| Burayu massacre | 14–16 September 2018 | Addis Ababa and Burayu, Oromia | 58-65 | Pro-OLF and "mobs" of Oromo youth, Oromo Liberation Army |
| Shashemene massacre | 30 June–2 July 2020 | Oromia, Addis Ababa, Shashemene, and Jimma | 240+ | Organized Oromo youth, Oromo Liberation Army, Ethiopia Ethiopian Federal Police |
| Humera massacre | November 2020 | Humera, Tigray | 92 | Amharan militias/Fano ENDF |
| Gawa Qanqa massacre | 2 November 2020 | Gawa Qanqa, West Welega Zone | 32-54 | Oromo Liberation Army. (Disputed) with Ethiopian Government. Allegation of collaboration. |
| Mai Kadra massacre | 9–10 November 2020 | Mai Kadra, Disputed land between Amhara and Tigray | 1100+ | Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) Pro-TPLF militias Ethiopian National Defence Force Pro-Ethiopia militias |
| 2020 Ethiopia bus attack | November 14, 2020 | Benishangul-Gumuz | 34 | * Gumuz militiamen |
| Hitsats massacre | November 19, 2020 | Hitsats refugee camp | 300 | Eritrea Tigray People's Liberation Front |
| Kombolcha massacre | October 30, 2021 | Kombolcha, Amhara region | 100+ | Tigray forces: TPLF and TDF |
| Aksum massacre | 19 November–20 December 2020 | Aksum | 720-800 | Eritrea |
| Hagere Selam massacres | 4–14 December 2020 | Hagere Selam and Addi Qoylo | 90 | Ethiopian National Defence Force  Eritrea |
| Metekel massacre | 22–23 December 2020 | Bikuji, Benishangul-Gumuz | 142+ | Gumuz militiamen Oromo Liberation Army |
| Debre Abbay massacre | 5–6 January 2021 | Debre Abbay, Tigray | 40 | Ethiopian National Defence Force |
| Kola Tembien February 2021 massacres | February 10, 2021 | Kola Tembien, Tigray | 182 | Ethiopian National Defense Force Eritrea |
| Abo church massacre | March 05, 2021 | East Welega Zone, Oromia | 29 to 40+ | Oromo Liberation Army |
| 2021 Ataye clashes | March 18 and April 16, 2021 | Amhara region | 584+ | OLA, ENDF |
| Galikoma massacre | August 05, 2021 | Gulina, Afar region | 107+ | Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) |
| Chenna massacre | 31 August 2021 to 4 September 2021 | Dabat, Amhara region | 120 to 200 | Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) |
| Kobo massacre | September 09, 2021 | Kobo (woreda), Amhara region | 600+ | Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) |
| Ayisid Kebele massacre | March 3, 2022 | Ayisid Kebele, Metekel Zone, Benishangul-Gumuz | 11 | Oromo Liberation Army |
| Tole massacre | June 20, 2022 | Tole village, West Welega Zone, Oromia | 554+ | Oromo Liberation Army |
| Qelem Wollega massacre | June 20, 2022 | Kellem, Oromia | 308+ killed; 36 injured | Oromo Liberation Army |
| Finote Selam drone strike | August 13, 2023 | Finote Selam, West Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region | 30 | ENDF |
| Merawi massacre | 29–30 January 2024 | Merawi, West Gojjam, Amhara Region | 50–100+ | ENDF |