List of massacres in Venezuela


The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Venezuela :
NameDateLocationDeathsNotes
2014, 10 November, Guárico state11Ambush by El Picure gang
2016, LateBarlovento, Miranda state12Disappearance by a operative. On 25 November common graves were found in the area by the CICPC.
Cantaura massacre1982, 4 OctoberCantaura, Anzoátegui state23Guerilla fighters killed.
Caracazo1989, 27 FebruaryCaracas246-2000+Wave of protests, riots and lootings in the capital Caracas and nearby towns where martial law was imposed and many protesters were killed by security forces.
1995, 25 FebruaryFrontier with the Vichada Department, Colombia8Venezuelan soldiers in a border garrison were killed by an ELN guerrillas commanded by a Venezuelan National Guard deserter.
2016, 11 NovemberCariaco, Sucre state9Massacre of fishermen. Four wounded.
2013, 4 JulyCoro, Falcón state2Shooting of the National Guard of a woman and her daughters. The mother and one of the daughters were killed, while the two remaining daughters were helped shortly afterwards.
El Junquito massacre2018, 15 JanuaryEl Junquito10Rebel leader Óscar Alberto Pérez, six rebels and three officials killed.
2016, 21 MarchCaracas10Gang violence. Fourteen wounded.
Llaguno Overpass events 2002, 11 AprilCaracas19Shootout between the Metropolitan Police and pro-government gunmen during an opposition march to the presidential Miraflores Palace.
2005, 27 NovemberCaracas3College students killed by police officers. Three wounded.
Los Maniceros massacre2009, OctoberLa Tala, Táchira state11Kidnapping of a Colombian amateur association football team.
Massacre of El Amparo1988, 29 OctoberEl Amparo, Apure state14Massacre of fishermen near the village of El Amparo.
1992, 27 November, Caracas63-200+Massacre by the National Guard and the Metropolitan Police of prison inmates during the second 1992 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt
2013, 16 SeptemberSabaneta, Zulia state16Gang violence in prison. Forty eight wounded.
1995, 23 JuneCaracas5Hostage crisis. Eight wounded.
1996, 15 AprilCaracas2Hostage crisis. Three wounded.
2016 Tumeremo massacre2016, 8 MarchTumeremo, Bolívar state4Disappearance of twenty eight miners. Twenty four miners remain missing.
October 2018 Tumeremo massacre2018, 14–16 OctoberTumeremo, Bolívar state7+
August 2018 Tumeremo massacre2018, 26 AugustTumeremo, Bolívar state12+
2013, 25 JanuaryBarquisimeto, Lara state61Prison riot. One hundred and twenty wounded.
Yumare massacre1986, 8 MayYaracuy state9Massacre of members of the subversive group Punto Cero by the DISIP.