List of massacres in Myanmar
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The following is an incomplete list of massacres that have occurred in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma).
| Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Perpetrators | Victims |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 Rangoon riots | 1930 | Rangoon (present-day Yangon) | 120–200+ | Bamar rioters | Ethnic Indian dockworkers |
| Arakan massacres | 1942 | Arakan (present-day Rakhine State) |
|
Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims | Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims |
| Kalagong massacre | 7 July 1945 | Kalagong | 600–1,000 | Imperial Japanese Army | Villagers of Kalagong |
| 8888 Uprising and subsequent massacres | 8–9 August 1988 | nationwide | 3,000–10,000[2][3][4] | Tatmadaw | Pro-democracy protesters |
| September military coup and massacres | 18–19 September 1988 | Rangoon | Tatmadaw | Burmese civilians and government officials | |
| Depayin massacre | 30 May 2003 | Depayin | 70 | Supporters of the SPDC-led military junta | Members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) |
| Saffron Revolution and massacre of monks | September 2007 | nationwide | 13–31 | SPDC-led military junta | Buddhist monks |
| Kha Maung Seik massacre | 25 August 2017 | Kha Maung Seik | 99[5] | Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army | Hindu villagers |
| Chut Pyin massacre | 26 August 2017 | Chut Pyin | 130[6]–358[7] | Myanmar Army and Rakhine villagers | Rohingya villagers |
| Gu Dar Pyin massacre | 27 August 2017 | Gu Dar Pyin | 10[8]–400+[9][10] | Myanmar Army and Rakhine villagers | Rohingya villagers |
| Maung Nu massacre | 27 August 2017 | Maung Nu | 82 killed or missing[11] | Myanmar Army | Rohingya villagers |
| Tula Toli massacre | 30 August 2017 | Tula Toli (Min Gyi) | est. 500+[12] | Myanmar Army | Rohingya villagers |
| Inn Din massacre | 2 September 2017 | Inn Din | 10[13] | Myanmar Army and Rakhine villagers | Rohingya villagers |
References
- ^ "Racism to Rohingya in Burma" (PDF). Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ Ferrara (2003), pp. 313
- ^ Wintle (2007)
- ^ Fogarty, Phillipa (7 August 2008). Was Burma's 1988 uprising worth it? Archived 12 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine. BBC News.
- ^ "Myanmar: New evidence reveals Rohingya armed group massacred scores in Rakhine State". www.amnesty.org.
- ^ Cochrane, Liam (1 September 2017). "Women, children feared among scores dead in Myanmar village 'massacre'". ABC News. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ Emont, Jon; Mandhana, Niharika (11 May 2018). "'We'll Turn Your Village Into Soil': Survivors Recount One of Myanmar's Biggest Massacres". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ Naing, Shoon Lei Win; Sterling, Toby (11 December 2019). "Suu Kyi tells U.N.'s top court charge of Rohingya genocide is 'misleading'". Reuters. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ Klug, Foster. "AP finds evidence for graves, Rohingya massacre in Myanmar". AP News. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ Blumberg, Antonia (1 February 2018). "Mass Graves Suggest Systematic Killing Of Rohingya In Myanmar". HuffPost Canada. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "Rohingyas describe bloody massacre at hands of Myanmar troops".
- ^ "There is no Rohingya left in Tulatoli". Dhaka Tribune. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ Lone, Wa; Oo, Kyaw Soe; Lewis, Simon; Slodkowski, Antoni. "Massacre in Myanmar: One grave for 10 Rohingya men". Reuters. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
