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| − | '''Democide''' is defined as | + | '''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]]. |
| − | == | + | ==Examples== |
| − | *[[Holocaust]] | + | *Parts of the [[Holocaust]] by [[Nazi Germany]] may be considered democide. |
| − | *[[ | + | *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== | ||
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*[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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Revision as of 21:52, May 24, 2007
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.
Examples
- Parts of the Holocaust by Nazi Germany may be considered democide.
- The Khmer Rouge-instigated murder in Democratic Kampuchea (now Cambodia) caused the death of 1/3 of the Cambodian population.
- The Great Purge of the 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
- Death by Government,By R.J. Rummel, New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publishers, 1994.
- Islamic "Democide" in Iran, Amil Imani, New Media Journal, May 24, 2007.