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*During the [[Boer Wars#Second Anglo-Boer War|Second Anglo-Boer War]], the British Empire used concentration camps where Boer women and children were imprisoned as prisoners of war, being in unsanitary conditions and with few food rations, where many people ended up dying of malnutrition.

*[[Imperial Japan]] operated concentration camps in their various conquered territories during World War II, mainly for prisoners of war.

*The infamous Gulags used by the Soviet Union are considered to be a type of concentration camp. The Gulag system was first set up by [[Vladimir Lenin]] and reached its peak during [[Joseph Stalin]]'s rule from the 1930s to the early 1950s. The Gulag camps were administered at first by the [[Cheka]], and later the [[NKVD]].

*The infamous Gulags used by the Soviet Union are considered to be a type of concentration camp. The Gulag system was first set up by [[Vladimir Lenin]] and reached its peak during [[Joseph Stalin]]'s rule from the 1930s to the early 1950s. The Gulag camps were administered at first by the [[Cheka]], and later the [[NKVD]]. As a result, a lot of people were forced to suffer in cold weather.

*Concentration camps were operated by the government of Guatemala during the [[Civil War|civil war]] from 1960 to 1996. They were used most often during the military regimes of [[Efraín Ríos Montt]] (1982 - 1983) and [[Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores]] (1983 - 1986).

*Concentration camps were widely used during the Brazilian military dictatorship from 1964 to 1985.

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 *During the [[Boer Wars#Second Anglo-Boer War|Second Anglo-Boer War]], the British Empire used concentration camps where Boer women and children were imprisoned as prisoners of war, being in unsanitary conditions and with few food rations, where many people ended up dying of malnutrition.
 *[[Imperial Japan]] operated concentration camps in their various conquered territories during World War II, mainly for prisoners of war.
-*The infamous Gulags used by the Soviet Union are considered to be a type of concentration camp. The Gulag system was first set up by [[Vladimir Lenin]] and reached its peak during [[Joseph Stalin]]'s rule from the 1930s to the early 1950s. The Gulag camps were administered at first by the [[Cheka]], and later the [[NKVD]].
+*The infamous Gulags used by the Soviet Union are considered to be a type of concentration camp. The Gulag system was first set up by [[Vladimir Lenin]] and reached its peak during [[Joseph Stalin]]'s rule from the 1930s to the early 1950s. The Gulag camps were administered at first by the [[Cheka]], and later the [[NKVD]]. As a result, a lot of people were forced to suffer in cold weather.
 *Concentration camps were operated by the government of Guatemala during the [[Civil War|civil war]] from 1960 to 1996. They were used most often during the military regimes of [[Efraín Ríos Montt]] (1982 - 1983) and [[Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores]] (1983 - 1986).
 *Concentration camps were widely used during the Brazilian military dictatorship from 1964 to 1985.