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 |
Rangoon bombing | 9 October 1983 | Rangoon | 21 | North Korea | South Koreans |
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 |
Hlaingthaya massacre | 14 March 2021 | Hlaingthaya Township, Yangon | 65+ [14] | Myanmar Army and Myanmar Police Force | Protesters |
Bago massacre | 9 April 2021 | Bago | 82+ [15] | Myanmar Army and Myanmar Police Force | Protesters |
Moebye massacre | 23 May 2021 | Moebye | 20+ [16] | People's Defence Force | Myanmar Police Force |
Mo So massacre | 24 December 2021 | Mo So | 38+ [17] [18] | Myanmar Army | Villagers of Mo So |
Mon Taing Pin massacre | 12 May 2022 | Mondaingbin, Sagaing Region | 37 [19] | Myanmar Army | Villagers |
Let Yet Kone massacre | 16 September 2022 | Let Yet Kone, Tabayin Township | 13 [20] [21] | Myanmar Army and Myanmar Air Force | Villagers of Let Yet Kon |
Hpakant massacre | 23 October 2022 | A Nang Pa, Hpakant Township | 80+ [22] | Myanmar Air Force | Kachin civilians, musicians, Kachin Independence Organization officials |
Tar Taing massacre | 1-2 March 2023 | Tartaing, Sagaing Township and Nyaungyin, Myinmu Township | 17+ [23] | Myanmar Army | Villagers |
Pinlaung massacre | 11 March 2023 | Namneng village, Pinlaung Township | 30+ | Myanmar Army and Pa-O National Army | Villagers and monks [24] |
Pazigyi massacre aka Kanbalu massacre |
11 April 2023 | Pazigyi, Kanbalu Township | ≥165 [25] | Myanmar Air Force | Villagers [26] [27] |
Laiza artillery strike | 9 October 2023 | Laiza ( China–Myanmar border) | 29+ [28] | Myanmar Army | Kachin civilians, refugess [29] |
Kanan massacre | 7 January 2024 | Kanan, Sagaing Region | 17 [30] | Myanmar Air Force | civilians [31] |
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 |
Rangoon bombing | 9 October 1983 | Rangoon | 21 | North Korea | South Koreans |
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 |
Hlaingthaya massacre | 14 March 2021 | Hlaingthaya Township, Yangon | 65+ [14] | Myanmar Army and Myanmar Police Force | Protesters |
Bago massacre | 9 April 2021 | Bago | 82+ [15] | Myanmar Army and Myanmar Police Force | Protesters |
Moebye massacre | 23 May 2021 | Moebye | 20+ [16] | People's Defence Force | Myanmar Police Force |
Mo So massacre | 24 December 2021 | Mo So | 38+ [17] [18] | Myanmar Army | Villagers of Mo So |
Mon Taing Pin massacre | 12 May 2022 | Mondaingbin, Sagaing Region | 37 [19] | Myanmar Army | Villagers |
Let Yet Kone massacre | 16 September 2022 | Let Yet Kone, Tabayin Township | 13 [20] [21] | Myanmar Army and Myanmar Air Force | Villagers of Let Yet Kon |
Hpakant massacre | 23 October 2022 | A Nang Pa, Hpakant Township | 80+ [22] | Myanmar Air Force | Kachin civilians, musicians, Kachin Independence Organization officials |
Tar Taing massacre | 1-2 March 2023 | Tartaing, Sagaing Township and Nyaungyin, Myinmu Township | 17+ [23] | Myanmar Army | Villagers |
Pinlaung massacre | 11 March 2023 | Namneng village, Pinlaung Township | 30+ | Myanmar Army and Pa-O National Army | Villagers and monks [24] |
Pazigyi massacre aka Kanbalu massacre |
11 April 2023 | Pazigyi, Kanbalu Township | ≥165 [25] | Myanmar Air Force | Villagers [26] [27] |
Laiza artillery strike | 9 October 2023 | Laiza ( China–Myanmar border) | 29+ [28] | Myanmar Army | Kachin civilians, refugess [29] |
Kanan massacre | 7 January 2024 | Kanan, Sagaing Region | 17 [30] | Myanmar Air Force | civilians [31] |