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The following is a list ofmassacresthat have occurred inArgentina(numbers may be approximate):

Name Date Location Deaths Notes
Pirovano Massacre February 5, 1905 Pirovano,Buenos Aires Province 18-20 Confrontation between a military column from Bahía Blanca, which adhered to theRadical Revolutionled byHipólito Yrigoyen,and pro-government forces, led by PresidentManuel Quintana[1][2]
Tragic Week January 7, 1919 Buenos Aires 700
La Forestral massacre January 29, 1921 Santa Fe province ~600[3]
Patagonia rebelde 1921 Santa Cruz Province 1500
Napalpí massacre July 19, 1924 Napalpí,Chaco 400 Massacre of 400 indigenous people of theTobaethnicity by the Argentine Police and ranchers.
Rincón Bomba massacre October, 1947 Las Lomitas,Formosa 27-1500 Pilagánatives (including children, women and the elderly) who were trying to carry out a march, are machine-gunned by theNational Gendarmerie[4]
Bombing of Plaza de Mayo June 16, 1955 Plaza de Mayo 364 Failed coup by anti-Perónfactions of the Argentine military
José León Suárez massacre June 9, 1956 José León Suárez,General San Martín Partido 18
Assault on the Banking Polyclinic August 29, 1963 Buenos Aires 2 TheTacuara Nationalist Movementrobbed a bank, stealing almost 100,000US dollars.2 people died and 3 were injured.[5]
Trelew massacre August 22, 1972 Trelew 16 Government members during theDirty Wartorture and kill members of the left wing guerrilla group Montoneros
Ezeiza massacre June 20, 1973 Ezeiza 13+ Massacre ofleft-wingPeronistsat rally celebrating his return from Spain atEzeiza International Airportand 365+ Injured. Right-wing Peronists were blamed for the massacre. 13 victims were positively identified but more people may have been killed.
Rosario Chapel massacre August 12, 1974 San José de Fray Mamerto Esquiú,Catamarca Province 16 After a failed operation by the guerrilla organization ERP, 16 surrendered and unarmed guerrillas were illegally shot[6]
Operation Gardel August 28, 1975 San Miguel de Tucumán,Tucumán 6 Operation Gardel was the key name given by theMontonerosto the bombing of a Lockheed C-130 Hercules of Group 1 of Transport of the First Air Brigade during takeoff at the International Airport Lieutenant General Benjamín Matienzo, carrying 114 gendarmes, killing six and wounding 29.[7]
Operation Primicia October 5, 1975 Formosa 32+ A group of 50 guerrillas assaulted the Infantry Regiment of Monte 29, the Subofficers' Casino of that force and theAirport El Pucú.The event was called by its perpetrators asOperation Primicia.
Battle of Acheral October 10, 1975 Acheral,Tucumán province 14 At least one soldier and 13 ERP militants were shot dead in a confrontation of the so-calledOperativo Independencia.
Monte Chingolo attack December 23–24, 1975 Monte Chingolo,Buenos Aires 100+ A failed assault on the Battalion Arsenals Depot 601 Domingo Viejobueno, in the town ofMonte Chingolo,was the last great action of the People's Revolutionary Army. It aimed to appropriate 20 tons of weaponry. The attack was frustrated by theArgentine army,Federal PoliceandPolice of the Province of Buenos Aires,and theAir Force.30 guerrillas who surrendered were later shot dead by the army.[8]
Coordinación Federal bombing July 2, 1976 Buenos Aires 23 Montonerosattacked the Federal Security Superintendency (also known as Federal Coordination) of theFederal Police,causing the collapse of the roof of the dining room when the place was full of officers having lunch. 23 people died, including one female civilian who was visiting, and about 60 were injured, in response for thecoup d'état of March 24.[9]
San Patricio Church massacre July 4, 1976 Belgrano, Buenos Aires 5 Government officials execute three priests and two seminarians during theDirty War.
Fatima Massacre August 20, 1976 Fátima 30 Prisoners in the custody of the federal police – illegally detained – were drugged, shot, and later their bodies were blown up to hide evidence of the crime
Catriel massacre September 4, 1976 Bahía Blanca,Buenos Aires 4 Four Peronist Youth militants were murdered by firing squad[10][11]
Rosario Bombing September 12, 1976 Rosario 11 A bomb blast kills ten policemen and two civilians and injures at least 30 people.[12]
Massacre of Margarita Belén December 13, 1976 Margarita Belén,Chaco Province 22 22Montoneroswere tortured and executed, and the case was used during one of the first trials ofJorge Rafael Videla.
Villa Devoto uprising March 14, 1978 Devoto prison,Devoto,Buenos Aires 65[13] 85 injuries
Walter De Giusti murders October 31 – November 7, 1986 Santa Fe,Santa Fe Province 5 The Serial killerWalter de Giustibreaks into two houses and murders all its occupants. On October 31, he kills Ángela Cristofanetti de Barroso and her stepdaughter Noemí; 7 days later he murders the grandmothers of the musicianFito Páezand a domestic employee.
José C. Paz massacre January 8, 1988 José C. Paz,Buenos Aires Province 4 Easy TriggerCase[14]
Attack on La Tablada barracks January 23–24, 1989 La Tablada,Buenos Aires Province 39 60 Wounded
Carapintada uprising December 3, 1990 Buenos Aires 14 200 Wounded[15]
1992 attack on Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires March 17, 1992 Buenos Aires 30 242 civilians injured. AnIslamic Jihadsuicide bomber rams his car into theIsraeliembassy, destroying the embassy and a Catholic church and school that were nearby. Many of the dead were children.ArgentinaaccusedHezbollahof being involved in the attack.
La Plata Familicide November 15, 1992 La Plata,Buenos Aires Province 4 DentistRicardo Barredamurders his wife, two daughters and mother-in-law[16]
AMIA bombing July 18, 1994 Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina,Buenos Aires 86 A suicide bomberrammed his carinto the building of theAsociación Mutual Israelita Argentina(Argentine Israelite Mutual Association) killing 85 people and injuring 300+. The bombing has never been officially solved, but Argentina, Israel and the United States accusedHezbollahandIranof being behind the attack and Argentina named 21-year-old Hezbollah operativeIbrahim Hussein Berroas the bomber
Río Tercero explosion November 3, 1995 Río Tercero,Córdoba 7 300 Wounded
2001 Massacre of Plaza de Mayo December 20, 2001 Buenos Aires 5 Members of theArgentine Federal Policefired against a group of protesters who were protesting in thePlaza de Mayo.As a result, 5 people were killed and 227 were injured.
Avellaneda massacre June 26, 2002 Darío Santillán and Maximiliano Kosteki Station,Buenos Aires Province 2 33 Wounded[17][18][19]
Carmen de Patagones school shooting September 28, 2004 Carmen de Patagones,Buenos Aires Province 3 Armed with his father's9 mmpistol,Rafael Solich a 15-year-old student opened fire on his classmates during aflag-hoistingat Islas Malvinas Middle School Number Two inCarmen de Patagones,Argentina,killing three students and wounding 5 others.[20][21][22]
2006 San Miguel shooting May 3, 2006 La Primera de Grand Bourg,San Miguel, Buenos Aires 2 55-year-old former employee Eugenio Villela opened fire on his past co-workers, killing two people and wounding four others before fleeing the scene.
Triple crime in General Rodríguez August 13, 2008 General Rodríguez 3 Torture and deaths of Three pharmaceutical businessmen
2013 Argentine police revolts December 3–13, 2013 Argentina 18 400+ Wounded
Pergamino massacre March 2, 2017 Pergamino,Buenos Aires Province 7 [23][24][25]

References

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  2. ^"Integrantes de Evolución Radical realizaron un acto por la Masacre de Pirovano - Diario La Mañana".diariolamanana.ar(in Spanish). February 6, 2022.RetrievedNovember 19,2023.
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  7. ^"El día que explotó el Aeropuerto de Tucuman".29 August 2010.
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