Graziani massacre in Addis Ababa (1937)
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The Graziani massacre in Addis Ababa (1937) was a brutal mass killing of thousands of Ethiopian civilians by Italian occupation forces in retaliation for an assassination attempt on Viceroy Rodolfo Graziani.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Graziani massacre in Addis Ababa (1937) canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime against humanity
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massacre ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Addis Ababa massacre
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Yekatit 12 massacre ⓘ |
| cityDistrictsAffected | multiple districts of Addis Ababa ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Rodolfo Graziani ⓘ |
| commemoratedAs | Yekatit 12 Martyrs Day ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| date |
19 February 1937
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February 1937 ⓘ Yekatit 12, 1929 (Ethiopian calendar) ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Italian retaliation for attempted assassination
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assassination attempt on Rodolfo Graziani ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| legacy |
subject of demands for historical recognition and accountability
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symbol of Italian colonial brutality in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| location | Addis Ababa ⓘ |
| method |
arson
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mass shootings ⓘ summary executions ⓘ |
| notableFor | scale of civilian killings in Italian-occupied Ethiopia ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | thousands of Ethiopian civilians ⓘ |
| opponent | Ethiopian resistance ⓘ |
| partOf |
Second Italo-Ethiopian War
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surface form:
Italian occupation of Ethiopia
Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Italian occupation forces
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Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Italian war crimes in Africa
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colonial violence ⓘ |
| rememberedIn | Ethiopian national memory ⓘ |
| result |
destruction of neighborhoods in Addis Ababa
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large-scale civilian casualties ⓘ |
| target |
Ethiopian civilians
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residents of Addis Ababa ⓘ |
| victimEstimate |
at least several thousand killed
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up to tens of thousands killed (various estimates) ⓘ |
| victimGroup |
Ethiopians
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Orthodox Christian clergy and laity ⓘ |
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