The following list is a list of massacres that have occurred in Burundi (numbers may be approximate):
Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ikiza | April–August 1972 | Nationwide | 210,000 | [1] |
Hutu Massacres of 1988 | 1988 | Nationwide | 5,000 to 25,000 | [2][3] |
1993 ethnic violence | 21 October to 31 December 1993 | Nationwide | 25,000 | [1] |
Titanic Express massacre[4] | December 28, 2000 | Bujumbura Rural | 21[5] | Bus attack by the Hutu-extremist group Palipehutu-FNL |
Itaba massacre | September 9, 2002 | Itaba | 267 | [6] |
Gatumba refugee camp massacre | September 7, 2004 | Gatumba | 160 | [7] |
References
edit- ^ a b White, Matthew. Death Tolls for the Major Wars and Atrocities of the Twentieth Century: C. Burundi (1972–73, primarily Hutu killed by Tutsi) 120,000
- ^ Barbara Harff. No Lessons Learned from the Holocaust? Assessing Risks of Genocide and Political MassMurder since 1955. The American Political Science Review, Vol. 97, No. 1 (Feb., 2003), pp. 57-73. Published by: American Political Science Association. Stable URL: [1]
- ^ "Genocides, Politicides, and Other Mass Murder Since 1945, With Stages in 2008" (PDF). Genocide Watch. ©2008 Genocide Watch. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ^ Samira Said (28 December 2010). "Slain British aid worker's family pleads for justice after massacre". CNN.
- ^ "British aid worker "shot in cold blood" in Burundi". Reuters. 30 December 2000.
- ^ Burundi: No justice for victims of the Itaba massacre | Amnesty International
- ^ Burundi massacre and the continuing conflict in the Congo