Name |
Date |
Location |
Deaths |
Perpetrator |
Siege of Vijaya during the Champa–Đại Việt War (1471) |
1471 |
Modern day An Nhơn, Bình Định province |
60,000 killed during the war, 40,000 city dwellers were executed in the aftermaths according to the Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư |
Đại Việt army under king Lê Thánh Tông |
1509 Massacre against Chams |
1509 |
Hanoi |
All Cham slaves and fugitives in the capital of Hanoi were murdered[1] |
King Lê Uy Mục of the Lê dynasty of Đại Việt |
1782 Saigon massacre |
1782 |
District 5, Ho Chi Minh City |
4,000–20,000 Chinese civilians |
Vietnamese Tây Sơn force under Nguyễn Nhạc |
1885 Thừa Thiên masscare[2][3] |
May 23, 1885 |
Thừa Thiên, French Indochina |
1,200 |
French Armed Forces |
Haiphong incident[4] |
November 23, 1946 |
Haiphong, French Indochina |
6,000 |
French Armed Forces |
Mỹ Trạch massacre |
November 29, 1947 |
Mỹ Trạch village, Mỹ Thủy commune, Lệ Thủy District, Quảng Bình Province |
300+ |
French Armed Forces |
Quảng Nam massacre[5] |
12 June 1948 |
Hà Thanh village (Điện Bàn district) and Giảng Đông village (Hòa Vang district), Quảng Nam province |
400+ (mainly women, children, and elderly people) |
French Foreign Legion |
Vũng Tàu
massacre |
July 21, 1952 |
Vũng Tàu |
20 killed |
Viet Minh |
Executions in land reform in North Vietnam |
1953–1956 |
North Vietnam |
According to Edwin E. Moïse: probably on the rough order of 10,000[6] and almost certainly between 3,000 and 15,000[7] |
Democratic Republic of Vietnam under orders from Ho Chi Minh |
Châu Đốc massacre |
July 11, 1957 |
Châu Đốc in An Giang Province, South Vietnam |
17 |
Anti-government insurgents |
Huế Phật Đản shootings |
May 8, 1963 |
Huế, South Vietnam |
8 – 9 Buddhists |
Army and security forces of the government of Ngo Dinh Diem |
Xá Lợi Pagoda raids |
August 21, 1963 |
Many Buddhist temples across South Vietnam, most notably the Xá Lợi Pagoda in Saigon |
Estimates range up to hundreds |
Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces under orders from Ngô Đình Nhu |
1965 Embassy of the United States in Saigon bombing |
March 30, 1965 |
Saigon, South Vietnam |
22 kiled |
Viet Cong |
1965 Saigon bombing |
June 25, 1965 |
Saigon River, Saigon, South Vietnam |
42 killed |
Viet Cong |
Thái Bình
massacre[8] |
February 1966 |
Village Son My, region Binh Dinh, South Vietnam |
65 killed |
Republic of Korea Armed Forces |
Bình An/Tây Vinh massacre (disputed) |
February 12, 1966 – March 17, 1966 |
Tây Sơn District of Bình Định Province, South Vietnam |
1,004 |
Republic of Korea Armed Forces |
Binh Tai massacre (disputed) |
October 9, 1966 |
Binh Tai village, Phước Bình, Sông Bé Province, South Vietnam |
168 |
Republic of Korea Armed Forces |
Bình Hòa massacre (disputed) |
December 3, 1966 to December 6, 1966 |
Bình Hòa village, Quảng Ngãi Province, South Vietnam |
430 |
Republic of Korea Armed Forces |
Thuy Bo incident (disputed) |
January 31, 1967 to February 1, 1967 |
Thuy Bo, Điện Bàn District, Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam |
145 |
United States Marine Corps |
Đắk Sơn massacre |
December 5, 1967 |
Đắk Sơn, Phước Long Province, South Vietnam |
114–252 killed |
Viet Cong |
Massacre at Huế |
January 31, 1968 to February 28, 1968 |
Huế |
5467 killed |
Viet Cong and People's Army of Vietnam |
Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất massacre (disputed) |
February 12, 1968 |
Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất hamlets, Điện Bàn District of Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam |
69–79 |
Republic of Korea Armed Forces |
Hà My massacre (disputed) |
February 25, 1968 |
Hà Mỹ village, Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam |
135 |
Republic of Korea Armed Forces |
My Lai Massacre |
March 16, 1968 |
Mỹ Lai and My Khê hamlets, Sơn Mỹ, Quảng Ngãi, South Vietnam |
504 |
U.S. Army |
Son Tra massacre (disputed) |
June 28/9, 1968 |
Sơn Trà, Bình Sơn District, Quảng Ngãi, South Vietnam |
88 |
Viet Cong |
Thanh Phong massacre (disputed) |
February 25, 1969 |
Thanh Phong village of Bến Tre Province, South Vietnam |
21 |
U.S. Navy |
Son Thang massacre |
February 19, 1970 |
Son Thang, South Vietnam |
16 |
U.S. Marine Corps |
Thạnh Mỹ massacre (disputed) |
June 11, 1970 |
Thạnh Mỹ Village, Quế Sơn District, Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam |
78 |
Viet Cong |
Đức Dục
massacre |
March 29, 1971 |
Đức Dục District, Quảng Nam Province,
South Vietnam |
103 |
Viet Cong and People's Army of Vietnam |
Shelling of
Highway 1 |
April 24 &
28/9, 1972 |
Highway 1, between Quảng Trị and Huế, South Vietnam |
2800+ killed |
People's Army of Vietnam |
Shelling of Cai Lay schoolyard |
August 30, 1973 |
Cai Lậy District, Định Tường province |
32 |
Viet Cong |
Tân Lập massacre[9] |
September 24, 1977 |
Tân Lập commune, Tân Biên district, Tây Ninh province |
592 |
Khmer Rouge Forces |
Ba Chúc massacre |
April 18, 1978 |
Ba Chúc, Tri Tôn, An Giang province |
3,157 |
Khmer Rouge Forces |
Tong Chup massacre |
March 9, 1979 |
Tong Chup village, Hung Dao commune, Cao Bằng |
504+ |
People's Liberation Army of China |
Krông Pắk stabbing [vi] |
8 August 1998 |
Krông Pắk district, Đắk Lắk province |
12 |
Dương Văn Môn |
2020 Đồng Tâm raid[10][11] |
January 9, 2020 |
Đồng Tâm, Mỹ Đức district, Hanoi |
4 |
Hanoi Mobile Police under orders from Ministry of Public Security
Đồng Tâm villagers |
2023 Đắk Lắk attacks |
June 11, 2023 |
Ea Tiêu and Ea Ktur police station, Cư Kuin district, Đắk Lắk province |
9 (4 police officers, 2 officials, and 3 civilians) |
Đêga state |