Circassian genocide
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title:
Circassian genocide
text:
The Circassian genocide, or Tsitsekun, was the Russian Empire's systematic mass murder, ethnic cleansing, and expulsion of 95–97% of the Circassian population, resulting in 1 to 1.5 million deaths during the final stages of the Russo-Circassian War. The peoples planned for extermination were mainly the Muslim Circassians, but other Muslim peoples of the Caucasus were also affected. Killing methods used by Russian forces during the genocide included impaling and tearing the bellies of pregnant wo
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description:
19th-century genocide in the Caucasus
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circassian_genocide
date created:
2006-08-27T00:05:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T03:29:58Z
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