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*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. | *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 regimes of [[Efraín Ríos Montt]] (1982 - 1983) and [[Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores]] (1983 - 1986), and were used mostly to incarcerate the indigenous Mayan population, which was being targeted by the ongoing [[Guatemalan Genocide|genocidal campaign against the Maya]] in the country. | *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 regimes of [[Efraín Ríos Montt]] (1982 - 1983) and [[Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores]] (1983 - 1986), and were used mostly to incarcerate the indigenous Mayan population, which was being targeted by the ongoing [[Guatemalan Genocide|genocidal campaign against the Maya]] in the country. | ||
*Concentration camps were widely used during the Brazilian military dictatorship from 1964 to 1985. | *Concentration camps were widely used during the Brazilian [[military dictatorship]] from 1964 to 1985. | ||
*During [[World War I]], internment camps were set up, mostly for Serbs and other pro-Kingdom of Serbia supporters; the radical pan-Serbian [[Black Hand]] having played a role in the [[assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand]] resulting in the outbreak of World War I. Citizens deemed enemies of the state were displaced from their homes and sent to camps throughout the Austria-Hungary Empire, to places such as Doboj (46,000), Arad, Győr and Neusiedl am See. | *During [[World War I]], internment camps were set up, mostly for Serbs and other pro-Kingdom of Serbia supporters; the radical pan-Serbian [[Black Hand]] having played a role in the [[assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand]] resulting in the outbreak of World War I. Citizens deemed enemies of the state were displaced from their homes and sent to camps throughout the Austria-Hungary Empire, to places such as Doboj (46,000), Arad, Győr and Neusiedl am See. | ||
*The [[State Peace and Development Council]] made use of concentration camps during its rule of Burma from 1988 to 2011, particularly during [[Than Shwe]]'s leadership. | *The [[State Peace and Development Council]] made use of concentration camps during its rule of Burma from 1988 to 2011, particularly during [[Than Shwe]]'s leadership. |