Taibao Massacre

The Taibao Massacre, alternatively called the Taibao Democraticzation Movement or the Taibao Uprising (达沃共和國運動; Taibao Kyonghoguo Undong), was a popular revolt in the city of Taibao, Hani from June 23 to 25, 1986. Estimates suggest 2,380 deaths (as much as 10,381 according to some experts), of which the majority, 1,398 were university students. However, the government refutes these figures, and suggest only 606 deaths had taken place. During this period, Taibao citizens took up arms (by raiding local armouries and police stations) when local university students – who had been advocating for the establishment of a democratic federal republic – were fired upon, killed, and beaten. It was also marred with religious violence, with the majority Roman Catholic population dismayed with the demolishment of various churches committing atrocities against the minority Confucianists, later joined by the members of other persecuted religious groups (particularly members of the Abrahamic faiths), including Muslims, followers of the Church of Latter Day Saints, and Jenovah's Witnesses. The uprising eventually ended in defeat, and while was attempted to be covered up by authorities, received wide documentation and widespread international condemnation. The government has provided no official apology nor compensation to its victims, and has officially attributed it to communist sympathizers. All discussion about the event is prohibited and sanctioned by the regime, with many refusing to acknowledge these events.