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In the past 100 years, governments under the banner of atheistic [[communism]] have caused the death of somewhere between 40,472,000 and 259,432,000 human lives.<ref name=blackbook>Multiple references:<br>
*{{cite web |title=The Black Book of Communism The Human cost of Communism - 100 Million||url=http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2004/04/289239.html|accessdate=May 23, 2015|date=2004-04-April 14, 2004|publisher=IndyMedia}}
*[http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~hpcws/lelivrenoir.htm "''The Black Book of Communism''"]. Harvard University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences website: Cold War Studies. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
*Rummel, R. J. (November 1993). [http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/COM.ART.HTM "How many did communist regimes murder?"] University of Hawaii website; Freedom, Democracy, Peace; Power, Democide, and War. Retrieved July 19, 2014.