List of massacres in Argentina

The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Argentina (numbers may be approximate):

Name Date Location Deaths Notes
Tragic Week January 7, 1919 Buenos Aires 700
La Forestral massacre January 29, 1921 Santa Fe province ~600[1]
Patagonia rebelde 1921 Santa Cruz Province 1500
Napalpí massacre July 19, 1924 Napalpí, Chaco 200
Rincón Bomba massacre October, 1947 Las Lomitas, Formosa 27-1500
Bombing of Plaza de Mayo June 16, 1955 Plaza de Mayo 364
José León Suárez massacre June 9, 1956 José León Suárez, General San Martín Partido 18
Trelew massacre August 22, 1972 Trelew 16
Ezeiza massacre June 20, 1973 Ezeiza 13+ 365+ injured
Coordinación Federal bombing July 2, 1976 Buenos Aires 23 60+ injured
San Patricio Church massacre July 4, 1976 Belgrano, Buenos Aires 5 Government officials execute three priests and two seminarians during the Dirty War.
Fatima Massacre August 20, 1976 Fátima 30 Prisoners in the custody of the federal police – illegally detained – were drugged, shot, and later their bodies were blown up to hide evidence of the crime
Massacre of Margarita Belén December 13, 1976 Margarita Belén, Chaco Province 22 22 Montoneros were tortured and executed, and the case was used during one of the first trials of Jorge Rafael Videla.
Attack on La Tablada barracks January 23-24, 1989 La Tablada, Buenos Aires Province 39 60 Wounded
1992 attack on Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires March 17, 1992 Buenos Aires 30 242 civilians injured
AMIA bombing July 18, 1994 Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina, Buenos Aires 86 300+ injured

References
  1. Clarín.com (2020-12-22). "La Forestal, a un siglo de la revuelta y la represión". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-22.
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