What the records say
- When
- 2005
- Kind
- Massacre
- Coordinates
- 9.00° N, 40.00° E
- Description
- massacre
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
2005 Ethiopian general election violence
Incident following the 2005 Ethiopian general election
The 2005 Ethiopian general election violence, known generally as the Ethiopian police massacre, refers to the killing of civilians by government forces during June and November 2005 which led to the deaths of 193 protesters and injury of 763 others, mostly in the capital Addis Ababa, following the May 2005 elections in Ethiopia.
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