The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in São Tomé and Príncipe (numbers may be approximate):
| Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batepá massacre | February 3, 1953 | Batepá, Mé-Zóchi District, São Tomé Province | 1000+ | Portuguese colonial authorities slaughtered thousands of Creole civilians. The Portuguese government justified it by portraying it as a crackdown on communists. |