Name |
Date |
Location |
Deaths |
Perpetrator |
Notes |
Islamgee massacre |
9 April 1868 |
Islamgee |
307 |
Soldiers of Tewodros II |
[1][2] |
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 |
|
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 |
[3][4] |
Gaia Zeret massacre |
9-11 April 1939 |
Ametsegna Washa, Village of Zeret |
2,500[5] |
Kingdom of Italy |
[6] |
Arafali Massacre |
1970 |
Arafali |
32 |
Ethiopian Empire |
[7] |
Atshoma Massacre |
1970 |
Atshoma |
88 |
Ethiopian Empire |
[7] |
Basadare Massacre |
November 1970 |
Basadare |
112 |
Ethiopian Empire |
[7] |
Ona Massacre |
1 December 1970 |
Ona |
625 |
Ethiopian Empire |
[7] |
Elabored Massacre |
27 January 1971 |
Elabored |
60 |
Ethiopian Empire |
[7] |
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 |
[8] |
Hawzen massacre |
22 June 1988 |
Hawzen, Tigray |
2,500 |
Derg |
[9] |
Sheraro air raid |
12 December 1988 |
Sheraro, Tigray |
8 |
|
[10] |
Chercher air raid |
9 September 1989 |
Chercher, Tigray |
148 |
|
[10] |
Gobye air raid |
9–10 September 1989 |
Gobye, Wollo |
22 |
|
[10] |
Mekelle air raid |
27–29 October 1989 |
Mekelle, Tigray |
31 |
|
[10] |
Nefas Mewcha air raid |
13 January 1990 |
Nefas Mewcha, Gondar |
23 |
|
[10] |
Isitayoh air raid |
28 January 1990 |
Isitayoh, Wollo |
40 |
|
[10] |
Ticha air raid |
10 June 1990 |
Ticha, Shewa |
23 |
|
[10] |
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 |
[11][12][13] |
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 |
[14][15][16] |
Didessa massacre |
29 June 2003 |
Didessa |
17 |
Soldier Jaafar |
[17] |
Gambela massacre |
December 2003 |
Gambela, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region |
100 |
ENDF's 43rd Division |
[18][19] |
Massacre in Addis Ababa |
June and November 2005 |
Addis Ababa |
193 |
Government of Ethiopia during EPRDF's regime |
[20] |
2012 Gambella bus attack |
12 March 2012 |
Gambella |
19 |
Gunmen with machine guns |
[21] |
Burayu massacre |
14–16 September 2018 |
Addis Ababa and Burayu, Oromia |
58-65 |
Pro-OLF and "mobs" of Oromo youth, Oromo Liberation Army |
[22][23][24] |
Shashemene massacre |
30 June–2 July 2020 |
Oromia, Addis Ababa, Shashemene, and Jimma |
240+ |
Organized Oromo youth, Oromo Liberation Army, Ethiopia Ethiopian Federal Police |
[25][26] |
Humera massacre |
November 2020 |
Humera, Tigray |
92 |
|
|
Gawa Qanqa massacre |
2 November 2020 |
Gawa Qanqa, West Welega Zone |
32-54 |
Oromo Liberation Army. (Disputed) with Ethiopian Government. Allegation of collaboration. |
[27][28] |
Mai Kadra massacre |
9–10 November 2020 |
Mai Kadra, Disputed land between Amhara and Tigray |
1100+ |
|
[29][30][31][32][33] |
2020 Ethiopia bus attack |
November 14, 2020 |
Benishangul-Gumuz |
34 |
* Gumuz militiamen |
[34][35] |
Hitsats massacre |
November 19, 2020 |
Hitsats refugee camp |
300 |
|
Kombolcha massacre |
October 30, 2021 |
Kombolcha, Amhara region |
100+ |
Tigray forces: TPLF and TDF |
[36][37][38] |
Aksum massacre |
19 November–20 December 2020 |
Aksum |
720-800 |
Eritrea |
|
Hagere Selam massacres |
4–14 December 2020 |
Hagere Selam and Addi Qoylo |
90 |
|
|
Metekel massacre |
22–23 December 2020 |
Bikuji, Benishangul-Gumuz |
142+ |
|
[39][40][41] |
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 |
|
[42][43][44] |
Abo church massacre |
March 05, 2021 |
East Welega Zone, Oromia |
29 to 40+ |
Oromo Liberation Army |
[45][46] |
2021 Ataye clashes |
March 18 and April 16, 2021 |
Amhara region |
584+ |
OLA, ENDF |
[47][48][49] |
Galikoma massacre |
August 05, 2021 |
Gulina, Afar region |
107+ |
Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) |
[50][51] |
Chenna massacre |
31 August 2021 to 4 September 2021 |
Dabat, Amhara region |
120 to 200 |
Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) |
[52][53][54] |
Kobo massacre |
September 09, 2021 |
Kobo (woreda), Amhara region |
600+ |
Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) |
[55][56] |
Ayisid Kebele massacre |
March 3, 2022 |
Ayisid Kebele, Metekel Zone, Benishangul-Gumuz |
11 |
Oromo Liberation Army |
[57][58] |
Tole massacre |
June 20, 2022 |
Tole village, West Welega Zone, Oromia |
554+ |
Oromo Liberation Army |
[59][60] |
Qelem Wollega massacre |
June 20, 2022 |
Kellem, Oromia |
308+ killed; 36 injured |
Oromo Liberation Army |
[61][62][63][64] |
Finote Selam drone strike |
August 13, 2023 |
Finote Selam, West Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region |
30 |
ENDF |
[65][66] |