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Sorted by approximate number killed. * By Soviet communist government. ** While many of the killings committed by the Soviet government were on political or economic grounds, and thus democide not genocide, the Soviets targeted many ethnic or religious groups they considered to be filled with anti-Communists. These groups included: [3] ** Approximately 62 million people killed. [1] ** Groups that were target of democide: [3] *** Ukrainians? *** [Crimean Tatars]? *** [Don Cossacks]? *** Chechens? *** [Volga Germans]? *** Kalmyks? *** Meskhetians? *** Jews *** Orthodox priests *** others * By Chinese communist government. ** Approximately 38 million people killed. [1] ** The Chinese communist government killed members of many minority ethnic groups, including Uighurs, Tibetans and others. ** The Chinese government continues to attempt to eradicate Tibetan culture by encouraging mass settlement of Han Chinese in Tibet, and by banning Tibetan religious activities. * By Nazi during World War II (1933-1945). ** Holocaust: approximately 6 million people killed. [1] Genocide targeted at Jews. ** Others denocides and democides: approximately 15 million people killed. ** Other [1] genocides targeted at Slav?s, Gypsies and [Jehovahs Witnesses]?. ** Also killed homosexuals, prostitutes, communists, mentally disabled, and others. * Cambodia (1975-1979) ** 2.0 million people were killed during Pol Pot's rule [1] ** Groups that were target of democide or genocide: *** City dwellers *** Chinese (200 thousands) *** Vietnamese (150 thousands) *** Buddhist monks (40-60 thousands) *** Thai (12 thousands) *** People who had been exposed to Western ideas *** People who spoke a foreign language *** People who dealt with foreigners *** People who had an education *** Doctors *** Teachers *** Former government officials *** Intellectuals *** People who wore glasses * Rwanda (April 1994) ** Roughly 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed by Hutus. See Rwanda/History. * Armenian genocide by the [Young Turk]? government (1915-1923) ** Approximately 0.6-1.5 millions Armenians in Ottoman Empire were killed [2]. * North America ** [Lord Jeffrey Amherst]? is believed to have spread smallpox among Native Americans intentionally during the [French and Indian War]? by distributing infected blankets. See [http://www.nativeweb.org/pages/legal/amherst/lord_jeff.html]. ** Indian Removal resulted in the death of many thousands of Native Americans. ** See Indian Massacres, [Trail of Tears]? * Australia ** Genocide of Tasmanian Aborigines. ** Many argue that the removal of Aboriginal children from their families by the Australian government constituted genocide; see Stolen Generation [1] Figures from [R.J. Rummel]?, "Death by Government". [2] Figure from Britannica [3] Museum of Communism FAQ http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/bcaplan/museum/comfaq.htm |
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