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|Armed gunmen blocked the road, and carried out an hour long assault on the residents of Eccles and Argricola<ref>{{Cite web|title=Four years on…Relatives still struggle to come to grips with Agricola, Eccles murders|date=12 March 2024 |url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2010/03/10/news/guyana/four-years-on%E2%80%A6relatives-still-struggle-to-come-to-grips-with-agricola-eccles-murders/}}</ref> |
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|[[Lusignan Massacre]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-05-11|title=CCJ restores verdict in Lusignan massacre trial acquitting accused|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2018/05/11/news/guyana/ccj-restores-verdict-in-lusignan-massacre-trial-acquitting-accused/|access-date=2021-01-20|website=Stabroek News|language=en-US}}</ref> |
|[[Lusignan Massacre]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-05-11|title=CCJ restores verdict in Lusignan massacre trial acquitting accused|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2018/05/11/news/guyana/ccj-restores-verdict-in-lusignan-massacre-trial-acquitting-accused/|access-date=2021-01-20|website=Stabroek News|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Guyana (numbers may be approximate):
| Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wismar Massacre | May 26, 1964 | Wismar, Guyana | 5 | Ethnic violence by the majority Afro-Guyanese population targeted towards the Indo-Guyanese minority. In addition, to the murders, there were also rapes and incidents of arson[1]. |
| Son Chapman Bombing | July 6, 1964 | Hurudaia, Demerara, Guyana | 43 | A bomb on board the Son Chapman launch killed 43[2]. |
| Jonestown massacre[3] | November 18, 1978 | Jonestown, Georgetown, & Port Kaituma | 918 | A mass suicide, led by American Jim Jones, over 900 killed by consuming cyanide. |
| Buxton Massacre | December 9, 1994 | Buxton, East Coast Demerara, Guyana | 6 | A known drug addict murdered his mother and five other villagers, before being killed by police officers[4]. |
| Eccles-Agricola Massacre | February 26, 2006 | Eccles, East Bank Demerara, GuyanaAgricola, East Bank Demerara, Guyana | 7 | Armed gunmen blocked the road, and carried out an hour long assault on the residents of Eccles and Argricola[5] |
| Lusignan Massacre[6] | January 26, 2008 | Lusignan | 11 | Gang broke into multiple homes, connected to the Bartica Massacre.[7] |
| Bartica massacre[8] | February 17, 2008 | Bartica, Essequibo | 12 | Gang killed three police before killing nine others in the town.[8] |
| Lindo Creek Massacre | June 21, 2008 | Lindo Creek, Berbice, Guyana | 8 | The charred bodies, bearing gunshot wounds, were discovered by the campsite owner. [9] |
| Mackenzie/Wismar Bridge Massacre[10] | July 18, 2012 | Linden, Demerara, Guyana | 3 | Three people were killed by police officers, when the police opened fired on prostestors against a recent increase in electricity rates.[11] |
| Mahdia school fire | May 21, 2023 | Mahdia, Potaro-Siparun | 20 | A 15-year-old student set fire to a school in Mahdia, causing 19 deaths and 29 injuries. It was the first massacre to occur at a school in Guyana. |
References
- ^ "Wismar 1964 was a blot on the nation". 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Lindeners observe 56th anniversary of Son Chapman massacre". 8 July 2020.
- ^ "November 18, 1978 | American Experience | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- ^ "21 years on: Buxtonians blame Satan for 'Baby Arthur's rage". 2024-03-11.
- ^ "Four years on…Relatives still struggle to come to grips with Agricola, Eccles murders". 12 March 2024.
- ^ "CCJ restores verdict in Lusignan massacre trial acquitting accused". Stabroek News. 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- ^ "'Capone' get 60 years for Lusignan, Bartica massacres". Stabroek News. 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- ^ a b "Two to hang over Bartica massacre". Stabroek News. 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- ^ "CoI rates Lindo Creek Massacre probe 'shoddy'". 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Linden erects monument to remember protesters killed during PPP rule". 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Gov't regrets loss of life in Linden power protest". 7 August 2022.
