Mendiola massacre
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| Location | Mendiola Street, San Miguel, Manila, Philippines |
| Date | January 22, 1987 approximately 4:30 p.m. (UTC +8) |
| Target | Demonstration |
Attack type | Shooting |
| Weapons | Small arms |
| Deaths | 13 |
| Injured | 74 (51 demonstrators, 23 state security forces) |
| Perpetrators | Philippine state security forces |
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The Mendiola massacre was an incident that took place on Mendiola Street, San Miguel, Manila, Philippines on January 22, 1987, in which state security forces under President Corazon Aquino violently dispersed a farmers' march to Malacañang Palace in protest for the lack of government action on land reform.
Calls for just and comprehensive land reforms to President Aquino were unheeded. The turbulent turn of events sparked rallies and demonstrations taken part by farmers, workers, and students protesting the injustice. According to reports of survivors, riot personnel disguised as civilians opened fire on unarmed protesters killing at least 12 and injuring 51 protesters.