A '''Famine''' is a prolonged period of widespread starvation.
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A '''famine''' is a prolonged period of widespread starvation.
The most recent episode in western Europe was the [[Irish Potato Famine]] of the 1840s.
The most recent episode in western Europe was the [[Irish Potato Famine]] of the 1840s.
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[[Communist]] countries have had the largest famines. Millions of people were starved to death by [[Stalin]] in the [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic]] (see [[Holodomor]]) and in mainland [[China]] (see [[Starvation under Mao]]).
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[[Communist]] countries have had the largest famines. Millions of people were starved to death by [[Stalin]] in the [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic]] (see [[Holodomor]]) and in mainland [[China]]. (see [[Starvation under Mao]]).