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The Maguindanao massacre (also known as the Ampatuan massacre, named after the town where mass graves of victims were found) [5] occurred on the morning of November 23, 2009, in the town of Ampatuan in Maguindanao, Philippines (now located in Maguindanao del Sur).
Andal Uy Ampatuan Jr. (born August 15, 1976) is a Filipino convicted mass murderer and former politician. He is one of the main perpetrators of the Maguindanao massacre along with his father, brothers, and nephews.
Ampatuan was created out of 23 barrios of Datu Piang on 21 June 1959 by Republic Act No. 2509. [5] On 22 November 1973, the municipality of Esperanza was carved out of its territory [6] and was made part of the province of Sultan Kudarat, while Ampatuan itself was made part of Maguindanao, when the old Cotabato province was divided into three provinces on the same date. [7]
Zaldy Uy Ampatuan (born August 22, 1967) is a Filipino convicted mass murderer and former politician. He is one of the main perpetrators of the Maguindanao massacre along with his father, brothers, and nephews. He served as governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) from 2005 until his suspension in 2009 due to his role in the ...
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In the 2009 Maguindanao massacre, Mangudadatu's family members, aides, lawyers, and supporters, plus several journalists, were kidnapped and murdered while on their way to file Mangudadatu's candidacy for the gubernatorial elections. Andal Ampatuan Jr., Mangudadatu's scheduled opponent for the 2010 elections, was charged with the murders. [5]
Al-Ras led a militia that oversaw security in the district of Tadamon, just outside Damascus, and is widely believed to be responsible for numerous atrocities there, including a 2013 massacre that ...