Hawzen massacre (1988) explained

Hawzen massacre
Partof:	the Ethiopian Civil War
Location:	Hawzen, Socialist Ethiopia
Target:	Tigrayans
Date:	22 June 1988
Fatalities:	2,500
Perps:	People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

The Hawzen massacre was a massacre committed by Derg Forces on 22 June 1988. on that day Ethiopian Mig and helicopter gunships bombed the market in Hawzen, Tigray killing 2,500 civilians.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Four ancient stele were toppled in the same bombardment.^[4]

See also

• Asmara massacres
• Hawzen in the Tigray War

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ethiopia: Reckoning under the Law. 8. Human Rights Watch.
2. Human Rights Watch, 24 July 1991: ETHIOPIA - "Mengistu has Decided to Burn Us like Wood" - Bombing of Civilians and Civilian Targets by the Air Force
3. Web site: A political history of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (1975-1991) . Virje Universiteit Amsterdam . 17 February 2022.
4. Philip Briggs, Ethiopia - (Bradt Travel Guide 8th Edition) (Bradt Travel Guide, 2018), pp. 350.