The Hawzen massacre was a massacre committed by Derg Forces on 22 June 1988. on that day Ethiopian Mig and helicopter gunships bombed the market in Hawzen, Tigray killing 2,500 civilians.[1][2][3]
Hawzen massacre | |
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Part of the Ethiopian Civil War | |
Location | Hawzen, Socialist Ethiopia |
Date | 22 June 1988 |
Target | Tigrayans |
Deaths | 2,500 |
Perpetrators |
See also
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edit- ^ "Ethiopia: Reckoning under the Law" (PDF). Human Rights Watch. p. 8.
- ^ Human Rights Watch, 24 July 1991: ETHIOPIA - "Mengistu has Decided to Burn Us like Wood" - Bombing of Civilians and Civilian Targets by the Air Force
- ^ "A political history of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (1975-1991)" (PDF). Virje Universiteit Amsterdam. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ Philip Briggs, Ethiopia - (Bradt Travel Guide 8th Edition) (Bradt Travel Guide, 2018), pp. 350. ISBN 978-1841629223