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| − | '''Democide''' is a term created by political scientist [[R. J. Rummel]] | + | '''Democide''' is a term created by political scientist [[R. J. Rummel]]<ref>http://www.gse.harvard.edu/~t656_web/peace/Articles_Spring_2004/Plourde_Shawn_Democide.htm</ref> in order to create a broader concept than the legal definition of [[genocide]]. Genocide, for example, does not take into account government murder for political or ideological reasons. It is defined as large-scale murder by a government, similar to a genocide or ethnic cleansing. The twentieth century has seen massive democides motived by various ideologies, some [[atheistic]], some religious, some [[Communist]], some [[Fascist]], including the [[Holocaust]]. |
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*In [[Guatemala]], [[Efrian Rios Montt]]'s regime (1982-1983)is estimated to have murdered over 10,000 Guatelmalans. | *In [[Guatemala]], [[Efrian Rios Montt]]'s regime (1982-1983)is estimated to have murdered over 10,000 Guatelmalans. | ||
*In [[Iran]], the Islamic regime of [[Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeni]] (1970-1989) is believed to have killed some 30,000 political prisoners in 1988. | *In [[Iran]], the Islamic regime of [[Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeni]] (1970-1989) is believed to have killed some 30,000 political prisoners in 1988. | ||
| − | *In [[Iraq]], [[Saddam Hussein]] the former Iraqi dictator, was hanged in 2007 for his crimes against humanity, his killing of hundreds of thousands of his fellow countrymen. | + | *In [[Iraq]], [[Saddam Hussein]] the former Iraqi dictator, was hanged in 2007 for his crimes against humanity, his killing of hundreds of thousands of his fellow countrymen. <ref>http://www.c-span.org/resources/pdf/hrdossier.pdf</ref> |
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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. | ||
*[http://www.c-span.org/resources/pdf/hrdossier.pdf],c-span.org/resources | *[http://www.c-span.org/resources/pdf/hrdossier.pdf],c-span.org/resources | ||
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Revision as of 15:11, July 24, 2007
Democide is a term created by political scientist R. J. Rummel[1] in order to create a broader concept than the legal definition of genocide. Genocide, for example, does not take into account government murder for political or ideological reasons. It is defined as large-scale murder by a government, similar to a genocide or ethnic cleansing. The twentieth century has seen massive democides motived by various ideologies, some atheistic, some religious, some Communist, some Fascist, including the Holocaust.
Examples
- The Holocaust by Nazi Germany was a 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 Soviet Union was the largest purge in a series of purges lasting eighty years (1917-1987), which left over 60 million people dead.
- In Chile, Augusto Pinochet's regime (1973-1990) murdered several thousand Chileans
- In Guatemala, Efrian Rios Montt's regime (1982-1983)is estimated to have murdered over 10,000 Guatelmalans.
- In Iran, the Islamic regime of Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeni (1970-1989) is believed to have killed some 30,000 political prisoners in 1988.
- In Iraq, Saddam Hussein the former Iraqi dictator, was hanged in 2007 for his crimes against humanity, his killing of hundreds of thousands of his fellow countrymen. [2]
References
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.
- [1],c-span.org/resources