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'''Genocide''' is a term | '''Genocide''' is a term that refers to the intentional destruction of a group of people (usually a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group), in whole or in part. [[Raphael Lemkin]] coined the term in his book ''Axis Rule in Occupied Europe'' (1944).<ref name=":1">{{Citation|title=Axis Rule in Occupied Europe|author=[[Raphäel Lemkin]]|year=1944|publisher=Carnegie Endowment for International Peace|city=Washington|pdf=https://www.lawandisrael.org/wp-content/uploads/Topics/Holocaust/Genocide/Lemkin-Axis-Rule-Genocide.pdf}}</ref> The [[United Nations]] defines genocide as:<blockquote>... any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: | ||
* Killing members of the group | * Killing members of the group | ||
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It consists of the Greek prefix ''genos'', meaning race or tribe, and the Latin suffix ''cide'', meaning to kill. | It consists of the Greek prefix ''genos'', meaning race or tribe, and the Latin suffix ''cide'', meaning to kill. | ||
Raphael Lemkin | ==History== | ||
Genocide was first coined by Raphael Lemkin in ''Axis Rule in Occupied Europe''.<ref name=:1 /> | |||
== | == Examples of genocides == | ||
Common examples of genocides include but are not limited to: | |||
* [[Genocide of the indigenous peoples of the Americas]] (1492–present) | * [[Genocide of the indigenous peoples of the Americas]] (1492–present) | ||
* [[Dzungar genocide]] (1755–1758) | * [[Dzungar genocide]] (1755–1758) | ||
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* [[Herero and Namaqua genocide]] (1904–1908) | * [[Herero and Namaqua genocide]] (1904–1908) | ||
* [[Armenian genocide]] (1915–1917) | * [[Armenian genocide]] (1915–1917) | ||
* [[ | * [[Holocaust]] (1941–1945) | ||
* [[Cambodian genocide]] (1975–1979) | * [[Cambodian genocide]] (1975–1979) | ||
* [[Rwandan genocide]] (1994) | * [[Rwandan genocide]] (1994) | ||
* [[Republic of the Union of Myanmar#Rohingya genocide|Rohingya genocide]] (2017–present) | * [[Republic of the Union of Myanmar#Rohingya genocide|Rohingya genocide]] (2017–present) | ||
* [[Palestinian genocide]] (1917-present) | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Genocide]] | [[Category:Genocide]] | ||