El Mozote massacre
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The El Mozote massacre was a 1981 atrocity in which Salvadoran government troops killed hundreds of civilians, becoming one of the most infamous human rights violations of the Salvadoran Civil War.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| El Mozote massacre canonical | 8 |
| El Mozote | 2 |
| El Mozote massacre memorial | 1 |
| El Mozote massacre site | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: El Mozote massacre Context triple: [Salvadoran Civil War, notableMassacre, El Mozote massacre]
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A.
1979 Salvadoran coup d'état
The 1979 Salvadoran coup d'état was a military-led overthrow of President Carlos Humberto Romero that installed a reformist junta and set the stage for the outbreak of the Salvadoran Civil War.
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B.
My Lai massacre
The My Lai massacre was a notorious 1968 atrocity during the Vietnam War in which U.S. soldiers killed hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians, becoming a symbol of the conflict’s brutality and sparking widespread outrage.
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C.
Salvadoran Civil War
The Salvadoran Civil War was a brutal conflict from 1979 to 1992 between the U.S.-backed Salvadoran government and leftist guerrilla groups, marked by widespread human rights abuses and significant civilian casualties.
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D.
Mayaguez incident
The Mayaguez incident was a 1975 confrontation between the United States and Cambodia in which U.S. forces attempted to rescue the crew of the seized American merchant ship SS Mayaguez, often regarded as one of the last official battles of the Vietnam War era.
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E.
Simele massacre
The Simele massacre was a 1933 atrocity in the Kingdom of Iraq in which Iraqi forces killed thousands of Assyrian civilians, marking one of the first modern genocidal campaigns against the Assyrian people.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: El Mozote massacre Target entity description: The El Mozote massacre was a 1981 atrocity in which Salvadoran government troops killed hundreds of civilians, becoming one of the most infamous human rights violations of the Salvadoran Civil War.
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A.
1979 Salvadoran coup d'état
The 1979 Salvadoran coup d'état was a military-led overthrow of President Carlos Humberto Romero that installed a reformist junta and set the stage for the outbreak of the Salvadoran Civil War.
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B.
My Lai massacre
The My Lai massacre was a notorious 1968 atrocity during the Vietnam War in which U.S. soldiers killed hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians, becoming a symbol of the conflict’s brutality and sparking widespread outrage.
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C.
Salvadoran Civil War
The Salvadoran Civil War was a brutal conflict from 1979 to 1992 between the U.S.-backed Salvadoran government and leftist guerrilla groups, marked by widespread human rights abuses and significant civilian casualties.
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D.
Mayaguez incident
The Mayaguez incident was a 1975 confrontation between the United States and Cambodia in which U.S. forces attempted to rescue the crew of the seized American merchant ship SS Mayaguez, often regarded as one of the last official battles of the Vietnam War era.
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E.
Simele massacre
The Simele massacre was a 1933 atrocity in the Kingdom of Iraq in which Iraqi forces killed thousands of Assyrian civilians, marking one of the first modern genocidal campaigns against the Assyrian people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime against humanity
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human rights violation ⓘ massacre ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| aftermath |
international condemnation
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strengthening of human rights monitoring in El Salvador ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | annual remembrance ceremonies in December ⓘ |
| conflict | Salvadoran Civil War ⓘ |
| country | El Salvador ⓘ |
| date | 1981-12-11 ⓘ |
| deniedBy |
Government of El Salvador
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United States government officials (at the time) ⓘ |
| endDate | 1981-12-13 ⓘ |
| hasCause | state counterinsurgency policy ⓘ |
| hasContext |
United States interventions in Latin America
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surface form:
Cold War in Latin America
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| investigatedBy |
United Nations
ⓘ
human rights organizations ⓘ |
| laterConfirmedBy |
UN Truth Commission for El Salvador
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surface form:
United Nations Truth Commission for El Salvador
forensic exhumations ⓘ |
| legalProceeding |
cases before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
ⓘ
criminal proceedings in El Salvador ⓘ |
| location |
El Mozote massacre
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
El Mozote
Morazán Department ⓘ northeastern El Salvador ⓘ |
| memorial | monument in El Mozote ⓘ |
| method |
burning of homes
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mass killing ⓘ rape ⓘ summary execution ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most infamous human rights violations of the Salvadoran Civil War
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being one of the worst massacres in modern Latin American history ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | hundreds of civilians ⓘ |
| partOf | counterinsurgency campaign in El Salvador ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Armed Forces of El Salvador
ⓘ
Atlacatl Battalion ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | crime against humanity by international human rights bodies ⓘ |
| reportedBy |
Alma Guillermoprieto
ⓘ
Raymond Bonner ⓘ |
| reportedIn |
The New York Times
ⓘ
Washington Post ⓘ
surface form:
The Washington Post
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| startDate | 1981-12-11 ⓘ |
| target | suspected guerrilla sympathizers ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1980s ⓘ |
| victim |
children
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civilian population of El Mozote ⓘ men ⓘ women ⓘ |
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Subject: El Mozote massacre Description of subject: The El Mozote massacre was a 1981 atrocity in which Salvadoran government troops killed hundreds of civilians, becoming one of the most infamous human rights violations of the Salvadoran Civil War.
Referenced by (12)
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