List of massacres in Guyana

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, Guyana 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, Guyana 43 Unkown 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, Guyana 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, East Bank Demerara, Guyana, Agricola, East Bank Demerara, Guyana 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, Guyana 8 The charred bodies, bearing gunshot wounds, were discovered by the campsite owner. [10]
Mackenzie/Wismar Bridge Massacre[11] July 18, 2012 Linden, Demerara, Guyana 3 Three people were killed by police officers, when the police opened fired on prostestors against a recent increase in electricity rates.[12]
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

  1. ^ "Enmore Martyrs left an "indelible mark" on country's history – GAWU". June 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Wismar 1964 was a blot on the nation". 7 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Lindeners observe 56th anniversary of Son Chapman massacre". 8 July 2020.
  4. ^ "November 18, 1978 | American Experience | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  5. ^ "21 years on: Buxtonians blame Satan for 'Baby Arthur's rage". 2024-03-11.
  6. ^ "Four years on…Relatives still struggle to come to grips with Agricola, Eccles murders". 12 March 2024.
  7. ^ "CCJ restores verdict in Lusignan massacre trial acquitting accused". Stabroek News. 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  8. ^ "'Capone' get 60 years for Lusignan, Bartica massacres". Stabroek News. 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  9. ^ a b "Two to hang over Bartica massacre". Stabroek News. 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  10. ^ "CoI rates Lindo Creek Massacre probe 'shoddy'". 7 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Linden erects monument to remember protesters killed during PPP rule". 7 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Gov't regrets loss of life in Linden power protest". 7 August 2022.
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