| Hawzen massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Ethiopian Civil War | |
 The marketplace at Hawzen, the area targeted | |
| Location | Hawzen, Socialist Ethiopia |
| Date | 22 June 1988 |
| Target | Tigrayans |
| Deaths | 2,500 |
| Perpetrators | |
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]
Four ancient stele were toppled in the same bombardment.[4]
See also[edit]
References[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