The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Guyana (numbers may be approximate):
| Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killing the Enmore Martyrs | June 16, 1948 | Enmore Sugar Estate, East Coast Demerara | 5 | Disciplined forces opened fire on sugar workers protesting conditions in the Sugar industry.[1] |
| Wismar Massacre | May 26, 1964 | Wismar | 5 | Members of the majority Afro-Guyanese population attacked the Indo-Guyanese minority. In addition, to the murders, there were also rapes and incidents of arson.[2] |
| Son Chapman Bombing | July 6, 1964 | Hurudaia, Demerara | 43 | Unknown persons placed a bomb on board the Son Chapman launch.[3] |
| Jonestown massacre[4] | 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 | 6 | A known drug addict murdered his mother and five other villagers, before being killed by police officers.[5] |
| Eccles-Agricola Massacre | February 26, 2006 | Eccles and Agricola, East Bank Demerara | 7 | Armed gunmen blocked the road, and carried out an hour long assault on the residents of Eccles and Argricola[6] |
| Lusignan Massacre[7] | January 26, 2008 | Lusignan | 11 | Gang broke into multiple homes, connected to the Bartica Massacre.[8] |
| Bartica massacre[9] | February 17, 2008 | Bartica, Essequibo | 12 | Gang killed three police before killing nine others in the town.[9] |
| Lindo Creek Massacre | June 21, 2008 | Lindo Creek, Berbice | 8 | The charred bodies, bearing gunshot wounds, were discovered by the campsite owner. [10] |
| Mackenzie/Wismar Bridge Massacre[11] | July 18, 2012 | Linden, Demerara | 3 | Three people were killed by police officers, when the police opened fired on prostestors against a recent increase in electricity rates.[12] |
| Georgetown prison riot | March 3, 2016 | Georgetown | 17 | Inmates at the Georgetown Prison, rioted and burnt down part of the facility. 17 inmates were killed and several prison officers and prisoners were injured[13][14] |
| 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
edit- ^ "Enmore Martyrs left an "indelible mark" on country's history – GAWU". June 17, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Fire kills 16 inmates during prison protest in Guyana - BBC News". BBC News. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Riot at Camp St prison; 17 meet fiery death - Guyana Chronicle". Guyana Chronicle. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2024.