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The '''Death Toll within 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.
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The '''death toll within 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 citizens 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, political murder and in forced labor camps. under Stalin's rule. The most reliable estimate today is somewhere around 20 million.
'''Stalin (1924-1953):''' The number of Soviet citizens 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 camps. The most reliable estimate today is somewhere around 20 million.
== China ==
== China ==
Fair estimates say that about 1.6 million people were killed during the short but incredibly brutal reign of Cambodian 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 executions and starvation (mostly forced) during Pol Pot's rule.
Fair estimates say that about 1.6 million people were killed during the short but incredibly brutal reign of Cambodian 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 executions and starvation (mostly forced) during Pol Pot's rule.
==External Links==
[http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/warstats.htm Source List and Detailed Death Tolls for the Man-made Megadeaths of the Twentieth Century]
[http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/warstats.htm Source List and Detailed Death Tolls for the Man-made Megadeaths of the Twentieth Century]
[[The Killing Fields]]
==See Also==
*[[The Killing Fields]]
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