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The '''death toll within totalitarian Communist states''' such as the [[Soviet Union]], [[People's Republic of China]] and [[Cambodia]], resulting from the implementation of [[communist]] land reforms, political [[violence]] and repression, has been quite high.

The '''death toll within totalitarian Communist states''' such as the [[Soviet Union]], [[People's Republic of China]] and [[Cambodia]], resulting from the implementation of [[Communist]] land reforms, political [[violence]] and repression, has been quite high.

== Soviet Union ==

== Soviet Union ==

'''[[Stalin]] (1924-1953):''' The number of [[Soviet]] [[citizen]]s killed by the Stalin regime will never be known with accuracy. Believable counts indicate that between 8.5 million and 50 million people died of [[starvation]], politically-motivated [[murder]] and in forced [[labor camp]]s. The most reliable estimate today is somewhere around 20 million.  See also [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]]

'''[[Stalin]] (1924-1953):''' The number of [[Soviet]] [[citizen]]s killed by the Stalin regime will never be known with accuracy. Believable counts indicate that between 8.5 million and 50 million people died of [[starvation]], politically-motivated [[murder]] and in forced [[labor camp]]s. The most reliable estimate today is somewhere around 20 million.  See also [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]]

== China ==

== China ==

'''[[Mao]] (1949-1975):''' About 50 million people died in [[Communist China]] as a result of ill-planned land reforms, implementation of communist agriculture policies, repression of minorities and political violence under [[Mao Zedong]]. See also [[Communist Party of China]]

'''[[Mao]] (1949-1975):''' About 50 million people died in [[Communist China]] as a result of ill-planned land reforms, implementation of Communist agriculture policies, repression of minorities and political violence under [[Mao Tse-tung]]. See also [[Communist Party of China]]

: Early Political Purges and Land Reform: 2 million

: Early Political Purges and Land Reform: 2 million

== Cambodia ==

== Cambodia ==

Fair estimates say that about 1.6 million people were killed during the short but incredibly brutal reign of [[Cambodia]]n communist [[Pol Pot]], between 1975 and 1978. Out of a beginning population of 8 million, this means that about 20% of all Cambodians died from political violence, mass [[execution]]s ([[genocide]]) and state-endorsed starvation during Pol Pot's rule.  See [[The Killing Fields]]

Fair estimates say that about 1.6 million people were killed during the short but incredibly brutal reign of [[Cambodia]]n Communist [[Pol Pot]], between 1975 and 1978. Out of a beginning population of 8 million, this means that about 20% of all Cambodians died from political violence, mass [[execution]]s ([[genocide]]) and state-endorsed starvation during Pol Pot's rule.  See [[The Killing Fields]]

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