List of massacres in Colombia

The following is a list of notable massacres in Colombia. Most documented massacres have been a part of the wider Colombian conflict (1964-present day).

According to the Grupo de Memoria Histórica (Template:Lit), there were 2,505 massacres in Colombia between 1973 and 2008. The Colombian government defines a "massacre" as the killing of four or more people in the same act.

Name	Data	Place	Dead	Injured	Perpetrator	Notes
Putumayo genocide	1879 – 1912	Putumayo Department	32,000 to 40,000+	unknown	Peruvian Amazon Company	Members of the Huitoto, Andoques, Yaguas, Ocaina and Boras groups were hunted and enslaved so they could be used to extract latex. During this time period, several tribes became extinct.
Banana massacre	December 6, 1928	Ciénaga, Magdalena	estimated 47 to 2,000	unknown	File:Flag of the Colombian Army.svg Colombian Army	Massacre of striking United Fruit Company workers by the Colombian Army
1939 Gachetá massacre	January 8, 1939	Gachetá, Cundinamarca	9	17	uncertain	The details of the event have been controversial, but the official version showed a balance of nine dead and 17 wounded, all related to the Colombian Conservative Party.
Bogotazo	April 9, 1948	Bogotá	600-3,000	450		Massive riots took place in Bogotá, after the assassination of presidential candidate Jorge Eliécer Gaitán.
Palace of Justice siege	November 6–7, 1985	Palace of Justice, Bogotá	98	Several	M-19's flag 19th of April Movement	Members of the 19th of April Movement take over the Palace of Justice, the home of the Supreme Court of Colombia, in hopes of forcing a trial of President Belisario Betancur. 98 people were killed, including 35 militants, 48 soldiers and 11 of the 25 Supreme Court Justices.
Tacueyó massacre	November 1985 and January 1986	Town of Tacueyó, Toribío, Cauca	164	unknown	Ricardo Franco Front	The Tacueyó massacre occurred between November 1985 and January 1986 in the township of Tacueyó, where the guerrilla "Comando Ricardo Franco Frente-Sur" was attacked. The massacre was discovered on December 13, 1985, and was carried out by guerrillas Hernando Pizarro Leongómez and Jose Fedor Rey (alias Javier Delgado) alleging that the 164 guerrillas killed in their own group were, according to them, infiltrators or informers of the National Army of Colombia or the CIA.
Pozzetto Massacre	December 4, 1986	Bogotá	30	12	Campo Elías Delgado	Campo Elías Delgado kilis his mother and 28 others in a killing spree before being shot dead by police
Massacre of Trujillo	1988-1994	Trujillo, Valle del Cauca	estimated 245 to 342	unknown	Cali Cartel	Some 245 to 342 people, including unionists and suspected guerrilla supporters, were tortured and dismembered by paramilitaries and the Cali Cartel with the complicity of active members of the Colombian military and police.
"False positives"	c.1988-2010	nationwide	6,402+ (2002-2008)	unknown	Colombian military	Members of the military and civilian collaborators lured poor or mentally impaired civilians to remote parts of the country with offers of work, killed them, and presented them as left wing guerrillas killed in battle, in an effort to inflate body counts.
Uraba massacre	March 4, 1988	Urabá Antioquia	20	unknown	former guerillas under direction of Colombian Army	Murder of banana workers orchestrated by the Colombian Army.
La Mejor Esquina massacre	April 3, 1988	Buenavista, Córdoba	28	0	Los Magnificos	28 peasants are killed during an attack by the Los Magníficos gang, a paramilitary group
Segovia massacre	November 11, 1988	Segovia, Antioquia	43-46	50-60+	Muerte a Revolucionarios del Nordeste	The paramilitary group Muerte a Revolucionarios del Nordeste massacres 43-46 people in the urban area of the municipality of Segovia.
La Rochela massacre	January 18, 1989	La Rochela, Simacota	12	3	hitmen under direction of Rodriguez Gacha	15 judicial officials, who were investigating crimes committed in the area, were rounded up and shot by a group of gunmen sent by Rodriguez Gacha. 12 of the officials were killed, while 3 survived
Avianca Flight 203 bombing	November 27, 1989	Cerro Canoas, Soacha	110	0	Muñoz Mosquera, Medellín Cartel	The Avianca Flight 203 is bombed en route from Bogotá to Cali. Medellín cartel hitman Dandeny Muñoz Mosquera is convicted for the bombing.
DAS Building bombing	December 6, 1989	Bogotá	63	600+	Medellín Cartel	A truck bomb at the DAS headquarters kills 63 people and injures over a 600. The Medellín Cartel was responsible
Villatina Massacre	November 15, 1992	Medellín	9	0	File:Flag of the National Police of Colombia.svg Colombian National Police	At least eight children and one young adult were killed by the Colombian National Police.
Riofrio massacre	October 5, 1993	Riofrío, Valle del Cauca	13	0		In the village of El Bosque, Piedras Portugal, 13 ELN guerrillas died in combat with troops from the Palacé Battalion of the III Brigade. They were surprised while they prepared a handstand.
Mapiripán Massacre	July 15–20, 1997	Mapiripán, Meta Department	30-49	0	United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia and File:Flag of the Colombian Army.svg Colombian National Army	Around 30 to 49 people were killed with chainsaws and machetes by the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) in collaboration with units of the Colombian National Army
El Aro Massacre	October 22, 1997	Ituango, Antioquia Department	15-17	0	United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia	15 to 17 individuals accused of being leftist supporters of FARC were massacred by AUC
San José del Guaviare massacre	November 11–12, 1997	San José del Guaviare, Guaviare Department	11	0	United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia	A Group of paramilitaries from the Centauros Bloc arrived in the municipality of San José del Guaviare and murdered 11 people.
Barrancabermeja massacre	May 16, 1998	Barrancabermeja, Santander Department	32	unknown	Autodefensas de Santander y el Sur del Cesar	A group of paramilitaries belonging to the armed group Autodefensas de Santander y el Sur del Cesar, Ausac, assassinated seven people and kidnapped 25 others in the surroundings of the city of Barrancabermeja, in the region of Santander
Machuca Massacre	October 18, 1998	Machuca, Antioquia	70 - 84	30+	National Liberation Army	Guerillas belonging to the National Liberation Army (ELN) dynamited an oil pipeline which caused a spreading fire to the village. 70-84 people lost their lives, many of them children.
Villanueva Massacre	December 8, 1998	Villanueva, La Guajira	11	0	United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia	11 people were assassinated by members of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) by orders of Carlos Castaño.
Santo Domingo massacre	December 13, 1998	Santo Domingo, Tame, Arauca	17	27	Colombian Aerospace Force	A Colombian Air Force (FAC) helicopter murdered seventeen people in the middle of a confrontation with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People's Army (FARC-EP).
Playón de Orozco massacre	January 9, 1999	El Piñón, Magdalena	27	0	United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia	Paramilitaries from the North Block of the AUC shot and killed 27 people and dismembered them
1999 San José del Guaviare massacre	July 28, 1999	San José del Guaviare, Guaviare Department	4	0	uncertain	a group of armed men murdered four people on the road leading from Puerto Arturo to El Retiro, in the municipality of San José del Guaviare.
La Gabarra massacre	August 21, 1999	La Gabarra, Tibú, Norte de Santander Department	estimated 35-43	unknown	United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia	A massacre was perpetrated by members of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia against alleged members of FARC, killing 35-43 people.
El Salado massacre	February 16, 2000	El Salado, Bolívar	60-100+	unknown	United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia	Mass murder of residents by United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia.
Reminiscencias dance club shooting	June 24, 2000	Bogotá	11	7	Juan de Jesús Lozano Velásquez	Juan de Jesús Lozano Velásquez murders 11 people in the Reminiscencias tavern bar
Macayepo massacre	October 14, 2000	Macayepo, Bolívar	15	0	United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia	Mass Murder of 15 Peasants By Héroes de los Montes de María, a unit of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC)
Chengue Massacre	January 17, 2001	Chengue, Ovejas, Sucre	27	0	United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia	27 people are killed with mortars and machetes by AUC
Alto Naya massacre	April 10 and 13, 2001	Alto Naya, Cauca Department	100 estimated	unknown	United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia	a group of more than 100 paramilitaries from the Calima Block of the AUC led by Everth Veloza, alias 'HH', toured the municipalities and territories surrounding the Naya River, located on the borders of Cauca and Valle del Cauca, transporting in trucks, On the way, they murdered peasants who were identified as collaborators with the guerrilla.
2002 Apartado massacre	April 26, 2002	Apartadó, Antioquia	9	2	Revoultionary Armed Forces of Colombia	Members of the fifth and fifty-eighth fronts of the Revoultionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) arrived in the Salsipuedes area in the municipality of Apartadó, Antioquia, entered the Villa Lucía banana plantation, blew up the property, gathered its workers, and after asking them for the site's managers and getting no response, they shot them indiscriminately. Nine people died and two others were injured.
Bojayá massacre	May 2, 2002	Bojayá, Chocó	119	98	Revoultionary Armed Forces of Colombia	FARC launches a mortar bomb against a church during combat with AUC, killing at least 119 civilians, 48 of whom were children.
2003 El Nogal Club bombing	February 7, 2003	Bogotá	36	200+	Revoultionary Armed Forces of Colombia	A car bomb goes off in the garage of the El Nogal club in Bogotá, killing 36 people and injuring 200+
2003 Neiva bombing	February 14, 2003	Neiva, Huila	15	66	Revoultionary Armed Forces of Colombia	The FARC-EP carry out an attack using a house loaded with explosives in Neiva (Huila) with which they intended to assassinate President Álvaro Uribe . 15 people die, including a prosecutor and the sectional captain of intelligence of the Colombian National Police in Neiva, and 66 are injured.
Bahía Portete massacre	April 16, 2004	Bahía Portete, La Guajira	12	1	United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia	Murder of 12 members of the Wayuu Indigenous community by paramilitary groups of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) Wayuu Counter-Insurgency Bloc
2004 La Gabarra massacre	June 15, 2004	La Gabarra, Tibú, Norte de Santander	34	0	Revoultionary Armed Forces of Colombia	A Group of men from the 33rd Front of the FARC-EP arrived at the farm located on the Pico de Águila hill, in the district of La Gabarra, in Tibú, Norte de Santander, and murdered 34 peasants.
2004 Cunday massacre	September 3, 2004	Cunday, Tolima Department	4	0	Tequendama Front of the Centauros Bloc	Paramilitaries from the Tequendama Front of the Centauros Bloc murdered four people in the municipality of Cunday, Tolima
Jamundí massacre	February 21–22, 2005	Jamundí	11	0	File:Flag of the Colombian Army.svg Colombian National Army	Massacre of ten policemen and a civilian by the Colombian National Army.
San José de Apartadó massacre	February 21–22, 2005	San José de Apartadó, Apartadó, Antioquia Department	8	0	Military of Colombia, United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia	Mass murder of five adults and three children by members of the Military of Colombia and United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia
Nariño massacres	February 4 and February 11, 2009	Nariño Department	27	0	Revoultionary Armed Forces of Colombia	27 indigenous Awás were massacred in two massacres perpetrated by members of the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
2018 Colombia police stations attacks	January 27–28, 2018	Bolívar Department and Atlántico Department	8	48	National Liberation Army	A series of attacks attributed to the ELN against the National Police in the departments of Atlántico and Bolívar, left a balance of 8 police officers dead and 48 wounded
2019 Bogotá car bombing	January 17, 2019	Bogotá	22	68	José Aldemar Rojas Rodríguez (National Liberation Army)	A car bomb entered a police school compound and detonated after hitting a wall
Bogotá prison riot	March 21, 2020	La Modelo prison, Bogotá	23	83		At least 23 prisoners were killed and 83 injured during a riot which erupted in La Modelo prison in Bogotá amid fears over spreading of SARS-CoV-2 through prison walls during the COVID-19 pandemic
Arauca, Cauca and Nariño massacres	August 22, 2020	Arauca, Cauca and Nariño	28	unknown		Three massacres kill 28 people, in Arauca, Cauca, and Nariño
Javier Ordóñez protests	September 9–10, 2020	Bogotá	14	400+	File:Flag of the National Police of Colombia.svg National Police of Colombia	Protests following the death of Javier Ordóñez, 42, at the hands of police leave 14 dead and over 400 were injured
2022 Arauca clashes	January 2, 2022	Arauca Department	23	unknown		23 people were killed in clashes between far-left guerrilla groups in Arauca Department
Tuluá prison riot	June 28, 2022	Tuluá, Valle del Cauca Department	52	34		A fire broke out during a riot inside a prison in Tuluá, killing at least 52 people and injuring at least 34
2022 Huila attack	September 2, 2022	San Luis, Huila Department	7	1	File:Escudo Oficial de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia - FARC-EP.png FARC dissidents	A police vehicle hit a bomb near the town of Corozal, killing seven police officers and injuring another.
Santander de Quilichao massacre	December 22, 2023	Santander de Quilichao, Cauca	5	0	uncertain	Five people were murdered by armed men in two different locations

See also

• Right-wing paramilitarism in Colombia
• Colombian conflict