Contemporary era · 2009
Maguindanao massacre
The Maguindanao massacre (also known as the Ampatuan massacre, named after the town where mass graves of victims were found) occurred on the morning of November 23, 2009, in the town of Ampatuan in Maguindanao, Philippines (now located in Maguindanao del Sur). The 58 victims were on their way to file a certificate of candidacy for Esmael Mangudadatu, vice-mayor of Buluan, when they were kidnapped and later killed.
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- When
- 23 Nov 2009
- Where
- Ampatuan
- Era
- Contemporary
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Text from the Wikipedia article Maguindanao massacre, CC BY-SA 4.0