List of massacres in Uganda

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

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]
June 1980 Rubaga 13 Army killed 13 people on eve of Yusuf Lule's expected popular return.[2]
June/July 1980 Kattambwa, Entebbe Road 43 43 dead bodies were dumped by UNLA lorries at Busabala & Kattambwa.[2]
July/August 1980 Rubaga Road, near Lohana Club 4 4 civilians ordered to stand out from the crowd & shot at orders of Bazilio Olara Okello.[2]
September/October

1980

Natete 4 or more Four were known to have been killed by army men.[2]
January 1981 Wakiso 4 Forced to drink poison.[2]
5 January 1981 Wakiso 16 [2]
January 1981 Matugga 32 [2]
January 1981 Migadde 33 [2]
February 1981 Kibibi (Mpigi Dist.) 16 [2]
February 1981 Bakuli-Mengo 14 Soldiers raided Mengo Bukuli, rounded up many people and killed them.[2]
February 1981 Bakuli-Mengo 7 Seven bullet riddled bodies dumped in Namanve forest, Jinja road.[2]
February 1981 Kiboga Area 20 UNLA troops raided Kiboga area and killed off 20 civilians as scapegoats for guerrilla attacks.[2]
March 1981 Namanve Forest 79 79 bullet riddled bodies found; 2 belonging to school girls in uniform. Evidence of rape present.[2]
March 1981 Katabi Barracks 70 Prisoners killed in the barracks by soldiers.[2]
April 1981 Ndeeba 15 An army Land Rover overturned in Ndeeba town. Soldiers from Malire barracks descended on the town and killed 15 people.[2]
April 1981 Mukono area 16 Soldiers descended on Mukono area after a guerrilla attack and killed civilians as scapegoats.[2]
May 1981 Namayumba (Luwero Dist.) 4 [2]
May 1981 Namayumba (Luwero Dist.) 3 [2]
May 1981 Kireka 3 Three people were shot dead at Kireka roadblock because they had no money to give to soldiers.[2]
May 1981 Kawanda 6 A family of 6 wiped out by UNLA soldiers.[2]
May 1981 Jinja 5 Soldiers shot 5 school boys in Jinja town.[2]
May 1981 Mukono 25 Soldiers again raided Mukono area and shot 25 people.[2]
May 1981 Kiboga 250 Claiming that Kiboga protected guerrillas, soldiers shot over 250 people.[2]
June 1981 Kikandwa 11 Soldiers massacred 11 people in their homes.[2]
June 1981 Nakaseke Bulemezi 8 [2]
Ombaci Massacre 24 June 1981 Ombaci, Arua, Northern Region 80 to 97 UNLA soldiers arrived at the Ombaci Catholic Mission and adjoining secondary school. They began to indiscriminately kill civilians, women, children and the elderly; by shooting, bludgeoning, stabbing, lancing, stomping, kicking and exploding ordinance
June 1981 Ombaci and Ladonga 10 Soldiers opened fire at innocent civilians and refugees at the Catholic mission, because of allegations that they had hospitalized and treated a guerrilla. This incident was mentioned by the UN Secretary General at the Nairobi OAU Conference.[2]
July 1981 Lungujja 8 Soldiers killed 8 people at Lungujja village, near Kampala.[2]
July 1981 Kampala 3 Soldiers entered the Sardinia Pub in Kampala, opening fire on innocent civilians.[2]
July 1981 Namayumba (Luwero Dist.) 6 [2]
1 August 1981 Naziri on Mityana Road 7 House of John Mugwanya, heir to Stanslaus Mugwanya, destroyed by RGP and seven people killed. His soap factory was also destroyed.[2]
August 1981 Mukono 35 They were killed by soldiers.[2]
August 1981 Mityana 33 They were killed by UNI A soldiers.[2]
August 1981 Mityana 9 Nine people were murdered by men in military Rayon uniform at Kawempe Rayon Textiles.[2]
September 1981 Wakiso (Mpigi) 60 60 people including women and children were killed in a UNLA raid on their district villages.[2]
September 1981 Matugga 30 UNLA raided, looted and shot 30 people.[2]
September 1981 Kapeeka (Bulemezi) 7 Seven civilians were killed in their homes by government troops.[2]
October 1981 Karenge 9 [2]
October 1981 Kissuuna (Luwero Dist.) 4 [2]
October 1981 Ndeeba 30 [2]
October 1981 Kasese 162 Uganda Digest of Dec. 1981, p. 63, reported 162 people killed by government troops in Kasese District.[2]
November 1981 Luwero 51 51 innocent civilians were killed in their homes when UNLA raided the area.[2]
December 1981 Gombe-Kalasa (Mpigi Dist.) 3 Three worshippers killed when soldiers opened fire in a church.[2]
23 February 1982 Mpigi roadblock 50+ More than fifty people were shot at Mpigi roadblock.[2]
23-24 February 1982 Rubaga, Ndeeba, Mutundwe, Nalukolongo, area of Kampala 200+ Over 200 civilians were killed by Kabowa, UNLA soldiers on a rampage after a UFM attack on Malire barracks.[2]
27 February 1982 Mpigi roadblock 19 Another 19 people were killed on Mpigi roadblock by soldiers.[2]
24-29 February 1982 Bujuuko, Muduuma and Nswanjere (Mpigi Dist.) 50+ In the hunt for guerrillas, soldiers carried out a scorched-earth raid on these villages killing people, dogs, chickens and anything they found alive.[2]
March 1982 Kakikiri-Sentema area 20 UNIA soldiers raided and killed villagers.[2]
March 1982 Kawanda Research Station 16 Civilians shot by soldiers.[2]
March 1982 Green Bar on Entebbe Road 11 Shot by soldiers.[2]
April 1982 Mende 60 Civilians killed by soldiers.[2]
April 1982 Mutugga Bombo Rd 30 Soldiers killed people; some of the dead were from Kawanda Research Station.[2]
April 1982 Kakengere 12 [2]
April 1982 Kakiri 55 Soldiers accused the people of Kakiri of possessing pieces of wood and grass for superstition purposes.[2]
May 1982 Lake Victoria 30 Thirty bodies washed upon the shores of Lake Victoria.[2]
May 1982 Kikyusa 100 These people were hacked to death by soldiers.[2]
28 May 1982 Nakaseta, near Nityana 35 [2]
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.[3]
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[4]
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.[5]
Uganda cult massacres March 17, 2000 Kanungu District 778
Arua nightclub shooting September 28, 2006 Paradise Nightclub, Arua 4 (including the perpetrator) The Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) soldier Andrew Wanyama shot seven people at the Paradise Nightclub in Arua, killing three and wounding four others. He fled and was killed the following afternoon by soldiers and police officers after he opened fire on them
2010 Kampala bombings July 11, 2010 Kampala, Uganda 74 suicide bombings were carried out against crowds watching a screening of 2010 FIFA World Cup Final match during the World Cup at two locations in Kampala. The attacks left 74 dead and 70 injured. Islamist al-Shabbab claimed responsibility for the attacks as retaliation for Ugandan support for AMISOM.[6]
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.[8]
2021 Uganda bombings October 23 – November 16 2021 Kampala (first and fourth attacks), Mpigi District (second attack), Nakaseke District (third attack) 11 (including four perpetrators)
Mpondwe school massacre 16 June 2023 Mpondwe Lhubiriha Secondary School, Mpondwe, Kasese District, Uganda 42 killed, 8 injured Rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a jihadist group speculatively linked by analysts to the Islamic State, attacked a secondary school in Mpondwe, a town in western Uganda's Kasese District on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 42 people were killed, including 38 students; 8 were injured.[9][10]

References

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  4. ^ Ladislaus Kiiza Rwakafuuzi (1996). Kampala Law Reports: Decisions of the High Court and Supreme Court of Uganda. Kampala Law Reports. p. 90.
  5. ^ Administrator (12 June 2014). "Kichwamba Massacre: Survivors Accuse Government Of Neglect". The Red Pepper. Kampala. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Uganda Blasts: American Killed, Missionaries Hurt". AOL News. 12 July 2010. Archived from the original on 13 July 2010.
  7. ^ Mwesigwa, Alon. "Bombo picks the pieces after deadly gun attack". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  8. ^ "Uganda: No Justice for 2016 Kasese Massacre by Security Forces". Human Rights Watch. 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  9. ^ "Parents submit DNA samples to ID Uganda school massacre victims". Al Jazeera. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Dozens killed, six abducted in an attack on Uganda school". Al Jazeera. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.