The greatest Genocides in the History

 

What is a Genocide ?

 

It is the intentional destruction and massacre of people by any means and backed with religious, political and excuses. In simple term it is killing of people but on a large scale.

 

History is full of such wild incidents. But we know much lesser about them. One such Genocide occured in 16th century executed by Christopher Columbus on American lands.

 

Another such incident took place in Kashmiri Pandits Genocide in India, which is also unknown to many.   

A list of historically famous genocides in the world: 

 

 

No.	Event	Location	Executioner	Year	People Killed
1	Holodomor	Soviet Union	A great Famine	1932	7.8 Million
2	The Holocaust	Europe	Murders by Nazis	1941	7 Million
3	Cambodian Genocide	Kampuchea	Murders by Khmer Rogue	1975	3 Million
4	Genocide in Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Operation Searchlight by Pakistani Government	1971	3 Million

 

 

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