110 notable events in Ethiopia — massacres, wars and air crashes. Page 1 of 2.
- Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302
Mar 10, 2019 · Aviation accident
- Tigray war
Nov 3, 2020–Nov 3, 2022 · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Ethiopian Civil War
Sep 12, 1974–Jun 4, 1991 · War & armed conflict
- Operation Solomon
May 24, 1991–May 25, 1991 · War & armed conflict
- Red Terror (Ethiopia)
1976–1977 · Terrorism
- Yekatit 12
Feb 19, 1937–Feb 21, 1937 · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Murder of Heaven Awot
Aug 1, 2023 · Murder & homicide
- 1974 Ethiopian coup d'état
Sep 12, 1974 · War & armed conflict
- Tigray genocide
Jan 1, 2020 · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Gondrand massacre
Feb 13, 1936 · Massacre
- Debre Libanos massacre
May 21, 1937–May 29, 1937 · Massacre
- 1960 Ethiopian coup attempt
Dec 13, 1960 · War & armed conflict
- Ethiopian Airlines Flight 604
Sep 15, 1988 · Aviation accident
- Persecution of Amhara people
from 1990s · Genocide & ethnic violence
- 2025–26 Ethiopian Marburg virus disease outbreak
Nov 12, 2025–Jan 26, 2026 · Epidemic & disease
- Massacre of the Sixty
Nov 23, 1974 · Massacre
- Battle of Jijiga
Sep 1977–Mar 5, 1978 · War & armed conflict
- East African Airways Flight 720
Apr 18, 1972 · Aviation accident
- Afar–Somali clashes
from Oct 28, 2020 · War & armed conflict
- Woyane rebellion
Sep 1943–Oct 1943 · War & armed conflict
- Ethiopian Airlines Flight 708
Dec 8, 1972 · Aviation accident
- 1972–1975 Wollo famine
1958–1975 · Natural disaster
- Axum massacre
Nov 28, 2020–Dec 20, 2020 · Massacre
- Lechemti massacre
Jun 27, 1936 · Murder & homicide
- 2014–2016 Oromo protests
from Aug 5, 2016 · Riot & unrest
- Awash rail disaster
Jan 13, 1985 · Rail accident
- Gaia Zeret massacre
Apr 9, 1939–Apr 11, 1939 · Massacre
- Trials of the Derg members
Oct 1994–May 26, 2008 · Crime & justice
- Bale revolt
1963–1970 · War & armed conflict
- Gugsa Wale's rebellion
Jan 1930–Mar 1930 · War & armed conflict
- Hachalu Hundessa riots
from Jun 29, 2020 · Riot & unrest
- 1989 Ethiopian coup attempt
May 16, 1989 · War & armed conflict
- Mekelle offensive
Nov 17, 2020–Nov 28, 2020 · War & armed conflict
- 2024 Tigray coup d'état
Oct 7, 2024 · War & armed conflict
- Amhara Region coup attempt
Jun 22, 2019 · War & armed conflict
- Northern Command attacks (Ethiopia)
Nov 4, 2020 · Attack (other)
- 1998 Sudanese Air Force Antonov An-32 crash
Feb 12, 1998 · Aviation accident
- 1958 Tigray famine
date unknown · Natural disaster
- 2021 Ataye clashes
Mar 31, 2021 · War & armed conflict
- Gimbi massacre
Jun 18, 2022 · Terrorism
- Lake Abijatta
date unknown
- 2005 Ethiopian general election violence
Nov 1, 2005 · Massacre
- Dedebit Elementary School airstrike
Jan 7, 2022 · War & armed conflict
- Abune Mathias–Abune Sawiros schism
Jan 22, 2023 · War & armed conflict
- Merawi massacre
Jan 29, 2024–Jan 30, 2024 · Massacre
- 1928 Ethiopian coup attempt
Sep 1928 · War & armed conflict
- 2024–25 Ethiopian earthquakes
Sep 27, 2024 · Earthquake
- Battle of Das
Jul 3, 1332 · War & armed conflict
- Attack on the United States embassy in Addis Ababa
Jan 1, 1936 · Attack (other)
- Death of Hanna Lalango
Oct 1, 2014 · Kidnapping & hostage
- Burayu massacre
Sep 16, 2018 · Massacre
- Gondar funeral attack
Apr 26, 2022 · Attack (other)
- October 2019 Ethiopian clashes
from Oct 23, 2019 · Riot & unrest
- Hitsats massacre
Nov 19, 2020 · Massacre
- Adigrat massacres
Nov 13, 2020–Nov 30, 2020 · Massacre
- Arerti Maryam Church collapse
Oct 1, 2025 · Disaster
- 2022 North Shewa clashes
Apr 19, 2022 · War & armed conflict
- Hawzen massacre (1988)
Jun 22, 1988 · Massacre
- 2009 Sobat River ambush
Jun 12, 2009 · War & armed conflict
- Guh massacre
May 8, 2021 · Massacre
- Wukro massacres
Nov 16, 2020–Mar 14, 2021 · Massacre
- Metekel massacre
Dec 22, 2020–Dec 23, 2020 · Massacre
- Abo church massacre
Mar 5, 2021 · Massacre
- Gambela massacre
Dec 2003 · Massacre
- Gawa Qanqa massacre
Nov 2, 2020 · Shooting
- Hawzen in the Tigray war
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- Togoga airstrike
Jun 22, 2021 · War & armed conflict
- 2018 Ethiopian rally grenade attack
Jun 23, 2018 · Terrorism
- Chenna massacre
Aug 31, 2021–Sep 4, 2021 · Massacre
- Mahbere Dego massacres
Jan 16, 2021–Jan 18, 2021 · Massacre
- Vogra massacre
1937 · Massacre
- Mekelle kindergarten airstrike
Aug 26, 2022 · War & armed conflict
- Qelem Wollega massacre
Jul 4, 2022 · Massacre
- Kobo massacre
Sep 9, 2021 · Massacre
- Dengelat massacre
Nov 30, 2020 · Massacre
- Zalambessa massacre
Nov 13, 2020 · Massacre
- 2017 Koshe landslide
Mar 11, 2017 · Natural disaster
- 2021 Mekelle airstrikes
Oct 22, 2021 · War & armed conflict
- Massacre of Oromo soldiers in Dessie
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- 2024 Sidama truck crash
Dec 29, 2024 · Disaster
- Hagere Selam massacres
Dec 4, 2020–Dec 5, 2020 · Massacre
- Finote Selam drone strike
Aug 13, 2023 · War & armed conflict
- Kombolcha massacre
Oct 30, 2021 · Massacre
- 2020 Mekelle airstrikes
Nov 28, 2020 · War & armed conflict
- Galikoma massacre
Aug 5, 2021 · Massacre
- Ethiopia doctor kidnapping case
Sep 22, 2008–Jan 7, 2009 · Kidnapping & hostage
- Ano massacre
Feb 2, 2023–Feb 4, 2023 · Massacre
- Bora massacre
Jan 8, 2021 · Massacre
- Adi Daero school airstrike
Oct 4, 2022 · War & armed conflict
- 2016 Ethiopian flood
Apr 6, 2016 · Natural disaster
- 2008 Negele Boran bombings
May 28, 2008 · Bombing & explosion
- Debano massacre
Jan 11, 2021 · Massacre
- Shewa Robit ambulance massacre
Mar 21, 2021 · Massacre
- Woybela Mariam Church incident
Jan 20, 2022 · War & armed conflict
- 2012 Gambella bus attack
Mar 12, 2012 · Bombing & explosion
- Goda massacre
Dec 2, 2020 · Massacre
- 2021 Gida Kiremu massacres
Aug 20, 2021 · Massacre
- December 2020 Gijet massacre
Dec 30, 2020 · Massacre
- February 2021 Kola Tembien massacre
Feb 10, 2021 · Massacre
- Ziban Gedena massacre
Dec 4, 2020–Dec 7, 2020 · Massacre