History of Derry of the Troubles". On Sunday January 30, 1972, 13 unarmed civilians were shot dead by British paratroopers during a civil rights march in the Bogside area. Another 13 were wounded and one further man later died of his wounds. This event came to be known as Bloody Sunday. Because of these events, certain areas of Derry produced strong support for republican paramilitaries. Up to 1972, both the Provisional Irish Republican Army and Official IRA operated in the city. However, in 1972 the OIRA called a ceasefire following their unpopular killing a local 18-year-old who was on leave from the British
Massacre of Puerto Montt Massacre of Puerto Montt The massacre of Puerto Montt, or slaughter of Pampa Irigoin, which occurred on March 9, 1969, is an event in the history of Llanquihue, Chile. The massacre occurred under the Christian Democrat government of Eduardo Frei Montalva. During the massacre ten inhabitants of the province died at the hands of Chilean police officers – including a nine-month-old boy who died from tear gas – and another seventy people (between carabineros and occupants) were wounded to varying degrees. The political responsibilities for what happened have been the subject of long controversy in Chile, the main defendant was