The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Guyana (numbers may be approximate):
NameDateLocationDeathsNotesKilling the Enmore MartyrsJune 16, 1948Enmore Sugar Estate, East Coast Demerara5Disciplined forces opened fire on sugar workers protesting conditions in the Sugar industry.Wismar MassacreMay 26, 1964Wismar5Members of the majority Afro-Guyanese population attacked the Indo-Guyanese minority. In addition, to the murders, there were also rapes and incidents of arson.Son Chapman BombingJuly 6, 1964Hurudaia, Demerara43Unknown persons placed a bomb on board the Son Chapman launch.Jonestown massacreNovember 18, 1978Jonestown, Georgetown, & Port Kaituma918A mass suicide, led by American Jim Jones, over 900 killed by consuming cyanide.Buxton MassacreDecember 9, 1994Buxton, East Coast Demerara6A known drug addict murdered his mother and five other villagers, before being killed by police officers.Eccles-Agricola MassacreFebruary 26, 2006Eccles and Agricola, East Bank Demerara7Armed gunmen blocked the road, and carried out an hour long assault on the residents of Eccles and ArgricolaLusignan MassacreJanuary 26, 2008Lusignan11Gang broke into multiple homes, connected to the Bartica Massacre.Bartica massacreFebruary 17, 2008Bartica, Essequibo12Gang killed three police before killing nine others in the town.Lindo Creek Massacre June 21, 2008Lindo Creek, Berbice8 The charred bodies, bearing gunshot wounds, were discovered by the campsite owner.Mackenzie/Wismar Bridge MassacreJuly 18, 2012Linden, Demerara3 Three people were killed by police officers, when the police opened fired on prostestors against a recent increase in electricity rates.Georgetown prison riotMarch 3, 2016Georgetown17Inmates at the Georgetown Prison, rioted and burnt down part of the facility. 17 inmates were killed and several prison officers and prisoners were injuredMahdia school fireMay 21, 2023Mahdia, Potaro-Siparun20A 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.
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