List of massacres in Vietnam
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The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Vietnam and its predecessors:
| Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Perpetrator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siege of Vijaya during the Champa–Đại Việt War (1471) | 1471 | Modern day An Nhơn, Bình Định province | 60,000 killed during the war, 40,000 city dwellers were executed in the aftermaths according to the Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư | Đại Việt army under king Lê Thánh Tông |
| 1509 Massacre against Chams | 1509 | Hanoi | All Cham slaves and fugitives in the capital of Hanoi were murdered[1] | King Lê Uy Mục of the Lê dynasty of Đại Việt |
| 1782 Saigon massacre | 1782 | District 5, Ho Chi Minh City | 4,000–20,000 Chinese civilians | Vietnamese Tây Sơn force under Nguyễn Nhạc |
| 1885 Thừa Thiên masscare[2][3] | May 23, 1885 | Thừa Thiên, French Indochina | 1,200 | French Armed Forces |
| Haiphong incident[4] | November 23, 1946 | Haiphong, French Indochina | 6,000 | French Armed Forces |
| Mỹ Trạch massacre | November 29, 1947 | Mỹ Trạch village, Mỹ Thủy commune, Lệ Thủy District, Quảng Bình Province | 300+ | French Armed Forces |
| Quảng Nam massacre[5] | 12 June 1948 | Hà Thanh village (Điện Bàn district) and Giảng Đông village (Hòa Vang district), Quảng Nam province | About 400 killed (mainly women, children, and elderly people) | French Foreign Legion |
| Vũng Tàu | July 21, 1952 | Vũng Tàu | 20 killed | Viet Minh |
| Land reform in North Vietnam | 1953–1956 | North Vietnam | [6] | Communist government of North Vietnam under orders from Ho Chi Minh |
| Quỳnh Lưu uprising | November 2–14, 1956 | North Vietnam | 1022 killed | People's Army of Vietnam |
| Châu Đốc massacre | July 11, 1957 | Châu Đốc in An Giang Province, South Vietnam | 17 | Anti-government insurgents |
| Huế Phật Đản shootings | May 8, 1963 | Huế, South Vietnam | 8 – 9 Buddhists | Army and security forces of the government of Ngo Dinh Diem |
| Xá Lợi Pagoda raids | August 21, 1963 | Many Buddhist temples across South Vietnam, most notably the Xá Lợi Pagoda in Saigon | Estimates range up to hundreds | Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces under orders from Ngô Đình Nhu |
| 1965 Embassy of the United States in Saigon bombing | March 30, 1965 | Saigon, South Vietnam | 22 killed | Viet Cong |
| 1965 Saigon bombing | June 25, 1965 | Saigon River, Saigon, South Vietnam | 42 killed | Viet Cong |
| Bình An/Tây Vinh massacre (disputed) | February 12, 1966 – March 17, 1966 | Tây Sơn District of Bình Định Province, South Vietnam | 1,004 killed | Republic of Korea Armed Forces |
| Binh Tai massacre (disputed) | October 9, 1966 | Binh Tai village, Phước Bình, Sông Bé Province, South Vietnam | 168 | Republic of Korea Armed Forces |
| Bình Hòa massacre (disputed) | December 3, 1966 to December 6, 1966 | Bình Hòa village, Quảng Ngãi Province, South Vietnam | 430 | Republic of Korea Armed Forces |
| Thuy Bo incident (disputed) | January 31, 1967 to February 1, 1967 | Thuy Bo, Điện Bàn District, Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam | 145 | United States Marine Corps |
| Bamboo Pickers Incident[7] | October 1967 | Ba Ria–Vung Tau province | 5 | 1st Australian Task Force |
| Đắk Sơn massacre | December 5, 1967 | Đắk Sơn, Phước Long Province, South Vietnam | 114–252 | Viet Cong |
| Massacre at Huế (disputed) | January 31, 1968 to February 28, 1968 | Huế | 5467 killed | Viet Cong and People's Army of Vietnam |
| Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất massacre (disputed) | February 12, 1968 | Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất hamlets, Điện Bàn District of Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam | 69–79 | Republic of Korea Armed Forces |
| Hà My massacre (disputed) | February 25, 1968 | Hà Mỹ village, Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam | 135 | Republic of Korea Armed Forces |
| My Lai Massacre | March 16, 1968 | Mỹ Lai and My Khê hamlets, Sơn Mỹ, Quảng Ngãi, South Vietnam | 504 | U.S. Army |
| Son Tra massacre | June 28/9, 1968 | Sơn Trà, Bình Sơn District, Quảng Ngãi, South Vietnam | 88 | Viet Cong |
| Thanh Phong massacre (disputed) | February 25, 1969 | Thanh Phong village of Bến Tre Province, South Vietnam | 21 | U.S. Navy |
| Son Thang massacre | February 19, 1970 | Son Thang, South Vietnam | 16 killed | U.S. Marine Corps |
| Thạnh Mỹ massacre | June 11, 1970 | Thạnh Mỹ Village, Quế Sơn District, Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam | 78 | Viet Cong |
| Đức Dục | March 29, 1971 | Đức Dục District, Quảng Nam Province,
South Vietnam |
103 | Viet Cong and People's Army of Vietnam |
| Shelling of Highway 1 | April 24–Sep 28, 1972 | Highway 1, between Quảng Trị and Huế, South Vietnam | 2800 | People's Army of Vietnam |
| Shelling of Cai Lay schoolyard | August 30, 1973 | Cai Lậy District, Định Tường province | 32 killed | Viet Cong |
| Re-education camps[8] | 1945–1987 | North Vietnam | 26,000–232,000 | Communist government of Vietnam (165,200 killed)
Government of South Vietnam (65,000 killed) |
| Tân Lập massacre[9] | September 24, 1977 | Tân Lập commune, Tân Biên district, Tây Ninh province | 592 | Khmer Rouge Forces |
| Ba Chúc massacre | April 18, 1978 | Ba Chúc, Tri Tôn, An Giang province | 3,157 | Khmer Rouge Forces |
| Tong Chup massacre | March 9, 1979 | Tong Chup village, Hung Dao commune, Cao Bằng | 504+ | People's Liberation Army of China |
| Krông Pắk stabbing [vi] | 8 August 1998 | Krông Pắk district, Đắk Lắk province | 12 | Dương Văn Môn |
| 2020 Đồng Tâm raid[10][11] | January 9, 2020 | Đồng Tâm, Mỹ Đức district, Hanoi | 4 | Hanoi Mobile Police under orders from Ministry of Public Security
Đồng Tâm villagers |
| 2023 Đắk Lắk attacks | June 11, 2023 | Ea Tiêu and Ea Ktur police station, Cư Kuin district, Đắk Lắk province | 9 (4 police officers, 2 officials, and 3 civilians) | Đêga state |
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