In Escalante, Negros Occidental

Ne zaman

20 Eyl 1985

Tür

Olay

Koordinatlar

10.83° N, 123.50° E

Yerleştirildiği yer: town its text puts it in, Escalante, Negros Occidental.

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.

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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