What the records say
- When
- 27 Jun 1936
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 12
- Coordinates
- 8.96° N, 36.67° E
- Description
- 1936 massacre
Lechemti massacre
The Lechemti massacre or massacre of Bonàia was an attack carried out during the night between 26 and 27 June 1936 by a group of Ethiopian guerrillas against an Italian military air expedition, led by General Vincenzo Magliocco, camped on the Bonàia airfield, near Nekemte, in the western region of Ethiopia.
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