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'''Democide''' is defined as death by government. The twentieth cnetury of the Christian era has seen massive and unprecedented democides motived by [[atheistic]] and corrupt ideologies.
'''Democide''' is defined as large-scale murder by a government, similar to a genocide or ethnic cleansing. The twentieth century has seen the largest democides ever, including the [[Holocaust]].
==See also==
==Examples==
*[[Holocaust]]
*Parts of the [[Holocaust]] by [[Nazi Germany]] may be considered democide.
*[[Communism]]
*The [[Khmer Rouge]]-instigated murder in Democratic Kampuchea (now [[Cambodia]]) caused the death of <sup>1</sup>/<sub>3</sub> of the Cambodian population.
*The [[Great Purge]] of the [[Joseph Stalin|Stalinist]] [[Soviet Union]] was the largest purge in a series of purges lasting eighty years (1917-1987), which left over 60 million people dead.
==Sources==
==Sources==
*[http://www.newmediajournal.us/staff/imani/05242007.htm Islamic "Democide" in Iran], Amil Imani, ''New Media Journal'', May 24, 2007.
*[http://www.newmediajournal.us/staff/imani/05242007.htm Islamic "Democide" in Iran], Amil Imani, ''New Media Journal'', May 24, 2007.
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