Evento

In Escalante, Negros Occidental

20 sept 1985 · 10.83° N, 123.50° E

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Cuándo
20 sept 1985
Tipo
Evento
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10.83° N, 123.50° E

Situado en: town its text puts it in, Escalante, Negros Occidental.

Resumen

In Escalante, Negros Occidental, pro-government paramilitary forces gun down civilians engaged in a protest-rally in commemoration of the 13th anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law. At least 20 die and 30 more are injured.

Escalante massacre

1985 killing of protestors in the Philippines

The Escalante massacre was an incident on September 20, 1985, in Escalante, Negros Occidental, Philippines, where government paramilitary forces gunned down civilians engaged in a rally in commemoration of the 13th anniversary of the declaration of martial law. It is also called Escam – a portmanteau of "Escalante" and "massacre" – and sometimes Bloody Thursday, though the massacre occurred on a Friday.

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