Lincolnshire Echo, UK
January 25, 2005
Six holocausts of the modern age
The Holocaust is not an isolated event in history. Throughout the
20th century millions of people were killed in the name of religion
and ideology.
In 1915 1.5 million Armenians were killed under the orders of Turkish
ministers Enver and Talat Pasha.
>From 1929 to 1953, Stalin executed 42.7 million Soviet people.
Under the rule of Chairman Mao from 1923 to 1976, 37.8 million
Chinese perished.
Hitler ordered the death of 20.9 million Jews and other peoples from
1933 to 1945.
>From 1975 to 1979, 2.4 million Cambodians died under Pol Pot.
In 1994, 0.8 million Rwandan Tutsis were massacred under Jean
Kambada.