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| Part of the Ñancahuazú Guerrilla | |
| Native name | Masacre de San Juan |
|---|---|
| Date | June 24, 1967 |
| Location | Cativa, Bolivia |
| Type | Violent crackdown |
| Organised by | General René Barrientos |
| Participants | Bolivian army |
| Outcome | FSTMB issued a call for a state of emergency to all other miners' districts |
| Deaths | 20-? |
| Non-fatal injuries | 72-? |
| Missing | unknown |
The San Juan massacre is the name given to an attack by the Bolivian military on miners of the Siglo XX-Catavi tin mining complex in Bolivia. The attack occurred on 24 June 1967, in the early hours of the traditional festival of the Night of San Juan which is a winter solstice festival in the Southern Hemisphere. The army was acting under the orders of President René Barrientos.