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

Name Date Location Deaths Notes
Jonestown massacre[1] November 18, 1978 Jonestown, Georgetown, & Port Kaituma 918 A mass suicide, led by American Jim Jones, over 900 killed by consuming cyanide.
Lusignan Massacre[2] January 26, 2008 Lusignan 11 Gang broke into multiple homes, connected to the Bartica Massacre.[3]
Bartica massacre[4] February 17, 2008 Bartica, Essequibo 12 Gang killed three police before killing nine others in the town.[4]
Mahdia school fire May 21, 2023 Mahdia, Potaro-Siparun 20 Arson

References

  1. ^ "November 18, 1978 | American Experience | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  2. ^ "CCJ restores verdict in Lusignan massacre trial acquitting accused". Stabroek News. 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  3. ^ "'Capone' get 60 years for Lusignan, Bartica massacres". Stabroek News. 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  4. ^ a b "Two to hang over Bartica massacre". Stabroek News. 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
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