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*The French used concentration camps in Algeria, both in the period of colonization and during the [[Algerian War|war of independence]]. | *The French used concentration camps in Algeria, both in the period of colonization and during the [[Algerian War|war of independence]]. | ||
*The [[Enver Hoxha]] regime in Albania made use of forced labor camps. At one point, every third Albanian had either been interrogated by the [[Sigurimi]] or incarcerated in labour camps. To eliminate dissent, the government imprisoned thousands in these camps or executed them for crimes such as alleged treachery or for disrupting the proletarian dictatorship. | *The [[Enver Hoxha]] regime in Albania made use of forced labor camps. At one point, every third Albanian had either been interrogated by the [[Sigurimi]] or incarcerated in labour camps. To eliminate dissent, the government imprisoned thousands in these camps or executed them for crimes such as alleged treachery or for disrupting the proletarian dictatorship. | ||
*Concentration camps were used during the [[Trail of Tears]], which began after President [[Andrew Jackson]] signed the Indian Removal Act to relocated the Five Civilized Tribes of Native Americans to the Indian Territories. They were mostly used as a last resort and temporary placement for Natives until new land could be found for them to settle on. | |||
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