Difference between revisions of "Genocide"
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| − | Genocide | + | '''Genocide''' involves the calculated targeting and killing of a specific ethnic group. |
| − | + | 20th century examples include: | |
| − | + | *1916-1917: The Turkish genocide of the Armenians | |
| + | *1939-1945: The Holocaust | ||
| + | *1979-1981: The Khmer Rouge in Cambodia | ||
| + | *1991-1995: The former Yugoslavia, involving the killing of Serbian Muslims | ||
| + | *1995: Hutu genocide of the Tutsi population in Rwanda | ||
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| + | A current example involves the events in the [[Darfur]] region of [[Sudan]]. | ||
Revision as of 07:17, March 20, 2007
Genocide involves the calculated targeting and killing of a specific ethnic group.
20th century examples include:
- 1916-1917: The Turkish genocide of the Armenians
- 1939-1945: The Holocaust
- 1979-1981: The Khmer Rouge in Cambodia
- 1991-1995: The former Yugoslavia, involving the killing of Serbian Muslims
- 1995: Hutu genocide of the Tutsi population in Rwanda
A current example involves the events in the Darfur region of Sudan.