Genocides
The United Nations Genocide Convention defines genocide as “acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.”
Notable Genocides in History:
1. The Holocaust – Nazi-Germany controlled Europe – 1942-1945. (11,000,000 victims*).
2. Holodomor – Ukranian Soviet Socialist Republic – 1932-1933. (7,500,000).
3. Cambodian Genocide – Democratic Kampuchea – 1975-1979. (3,000,000).
4. Armenian Genocide – Ottoman Empire – 1915-1922. (1,500,000).
5. Rwandan Genocide – Rwanda – 1994-1994. (1,000,000).
6. Greek Genocide – Ottoman Empire – 1914-1922. (750,000).
7. Assyrian Genocide – Ottoman Empire – 1915-1923. (750,000).
8. Zunghar Genocide – Western Mongolia – 1755-1758. (600,000).
9. Porajmos/Romani Genocide – Nazi controlled Europe – 1935-1945. (500,000).
10. Genocide by the Ustase – Croatia – 1941-1945. (385,000).
11. Bangladesh Genocide – Bangladesh – 1971-1971. (3,000,000).
12. Burundi Genocides – Burundi – 1972-1972 & 1993-1993. (260,000).
13. Kurdish Genocide – Ba’atist Iraq – 1986-1989. (200,000).
14. Guatemalan Genocide – Guatemala – 1962-1996. (170,000).
15. Hereo & Namaqua Genocide – German SW Africa – 1904-1908. (110,000).
16. Bosnian Genocide – Bosnia & Herzegovina – 1992-1995. (39,000).
17. Selk’nam Genocide – Chile, Tierra del Fuego – 1999-2001. (4,000).
18. Genocide of Yazidis – by ISIS – Iraq & Syria – 2014-present. (Thousands).
19. Syrian Genocide – Syria – 2011-present. (Estimated 500,000).
Nazi Extermination Camps in World War II:
| Extermination Camp | Estimate of number killed |
|---|---|
| Auschwitz-Birkenau | 1,000,000 |
| Treblinka | 870,000 |
| Belzec | 600,000 |
| Majdanek | 79,000–235,000 |
| Chełmno | 320,000 |
| Sobibór | 250,000 |
The Annihilation of the Jewish population of Europe by (pre-war) country:
| Country | Estimated Pre-War Jewish population | Estimated killed | Percent killed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 3,300,000 | 3,000,000 | 90 |
| Baltic countries | 253,000 | 228,000 | 90 |
| Germany and Austria | 240,000 | 210,000 | 87.5 |
| Bohemia and Moravia | 90,000 | 80,000 | 89 |
| Slovakia | 90,000 | 75,000 | 83 |
| Greece | 70,000 | 54,000 | 77 |
| Netherlands | 140,000 | 105,000 | 75 |
| Hungary | 650,000 | 450,000 | 70 |
| Byelorussian SSR | 375,000 | 245,000 | 65 |
| Byelorussian SSR | 1,500,000 | 900,000 | 60 |
| Belgium | 65,000 | 40,000 | 60 |
| Yugoslavia | 43,000 | 26,000 | 60 |
| Yugoslavia | 600,000 | 300,000 | 50 |
| Norway | 2,173 | 890 | 41 |
| France | 350,000 | 90,000 | 26 |
| Bulgaria | 64,000 | 14,000 | 22 |
| Italy | 40,000 | 8,000 | 20 |
| Luxembourg | 5,000 | 1,000 | 20 |
| Russian SFSR | 975,000 | 107,000 | 11 |
| Denmark | 8,000 | 52 | <1 |
| Total | 8,861,800 | 5,933,900 | 67 |