List of massacres in Uganda

This is a list of massacres that have taken place in Uganda, Africa.

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List of massacres
Name Date Location Deaths Description
Series of barrack massacres May to July 1971 Uganda Estimated 5,000–6,000 military force killed Related massacres in: Mbarara (~150–250 killed), Moroto (~120 killed), Jinja (~800 killed or disappeared), and Magamaga Ordnance Depot (~50 killed)[1]
Southern Uganda massacres 1972 Uganda 150 Ugandan civilians killed in combat; hundreds executed afterwards; 9–20 Tanzanian civilians killed Ugandan insurgents armed attempt to overthrow the regime of Idi Amin
Massacred soldiers 1978 Uganda 120 dead bodies discovered Ugandan bodies discovered at Uganda-Tanzania border. The Government of Tanzania stated that bodies of the soldiers "dumped" in Tanzania after executed in Uganda[1]
Ugandan Bush War 1980 to 1986 Uganda 100,000–500,000 killed Uganda's civil war between the government and its armed wing against rebel groups.[2]
Kichwamba massacre 8 June 1998 Kichwamba, Kabarole District At least 80 Armed group affiliates with Allied Democratic Front (ADF) attacked the Kichwamba Technical Institute set three dormitories on fire killing students.[3]
Kampala wedding massacre 26 June 1994 Naguru, Kampala, Uganda 27 killed, 13 injured Richard Komakech, shot and killed people at wedding party. He was apprehended and killed.[4]
Kamwenge Trading Centre shooting 26 December 1994 Kamwenge, Uganda 13 killed, 14 injured Police constable Alfred Ogwang shot and killed people in a disco at Kamwenge Trading Centre[5]
Bombo shooting March 9, 2013 Bombo, Uganda 10 killed, 3 injured Patrick Okot Odoch, who was a member of Uganda People's Defence Force shot and killed 9 people in a bar and, the tenth victim while fleeing.

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Kasese clashes 26–27 November 2016 Kasese, Uganda 87 killed, 180+ arrested, 167 surrendered Ugandan police killed the Rwenzururian royal guards and policemen.[7]

References
  1. Foundation, World Peace. "Uganda: Idi Amin Mass Atrocity Endings". Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  2. Writer, Colleen Walsh Harvard Staff (2022-02-03). "Horrors of civil war drive lifelong fight for justice". Harvard Gazette. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  3. Administrator (12 June 2014). "Kichwamba Massacre: Survivors Accuse Government Of Neglect". The Red Pepper. Kampala. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  4. "New Straits Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  5. Ladislaus Kiiza Rwakafuuzi (1996). Kampala Law Reports: Decisions of the High Court and Supreme Court of Uganda. Kampala Law Reports. p. 90.
  6. Mwesigwa, Alon. "Bombo picks the pieces after deadly gun attack". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  7. "Uganda: No Justice for 2016 Kasese Massacre by Security Forces". Human Rights Watch. 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
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