Marusia massacre

Marusia massacre
DateMarch 1925
Location
Huara, Chile
Result Strike of the mine workers repressed, Chilean government victory
Belligerents

Government of Chile

 Chilean mine workers
Commanders and leaders
Arturo Alessandri
Pedro Schultz		 Militant mine workers
Casualties and losses
500 mine workers

The Marusia massacre (Spanish: Masacre de Marusia) (March, 1925) was the response of the Chilean government under president Arturo Alessandri to a strike by the workers of a saltpeter mine leading to over 500 dead, over ninety percent being strikers or their family members.

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