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*Many members of the [[Alt-Right]] support ethnic cleansing of non-whites, along with the creation of an all-white ethnostate. This plan is commonly referred to as the "[[Northwest Territorial Imperative]]". | *Many members of the [[Alt-Right]] support ethnic cleansing of non-whites, along with the creation of an all-white ethnostate. This plan is commonly referred to as the "[[Northwest Territorial Imperative]]". | ||
*Some have accused the [[Communist Party of China]] of committing ethnic cleansing in regards to their policies against Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang autonomous region. As of 2018, it is believed that close to one million Uyghurs are interred at secret re-education camps scattered throughout the region. | *Some have accused the [[Communist Party of China]] of committing ethnic cleansing in regards to their policies against Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang autonomous region. As of 2018, it is believed that close to one million Uyghurs are interred at secret re-education camps scattered throughout the region. | ||
*[[The Trail of Tears]] is considered an act of ethnic cleansing in regards to Native Americans in the United States. President [[Andrew Jackson]] signed the [[Indian Removal Act]] into law on May 28, 1830. The law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Native American tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for white settlement of their ancestral lands. The act has been referred to as a unitary act of systematic genocide, because it discriminated against an ethnic group in so far as to make certain the death of vast numbers of its population | *During the [[American Indian Wars]], European and U.S. settlers conducted a series of ethnic cleansings against Native Americans in the United States and Canada by relocating them to reservations as well as violating treaties with them in order to make space for farming in accordance to the colonial ideology of "Manifest Destiny". Native Americans were also regarded as lacking any concept of property rights, which gave settlers justifications to confiscate their land under the legal doctrine of ''vacuum domicilium'', which claimed that North America was a "vacant wilderness" free for the taking. | ||
**[[The Trail of Tears]] is considered an act of ethnic cleansing in regards to Native Americans in the United States. President [[Andrew Jackson]] signed the [[Indian Removal Act]] into law on May 28, 1830. The law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Native American tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for white settlement of their ancestral lands. The act has been referred to as a unitary act of systematic genocide, because it discriminated against an ethnic group in so far as to make certain the death of vast numbers of its population. | |||
*[[Ne Win]]'s rise to power in Burma in 1962 and his relentless persecution of "resident aliens" (immigrant groups not recognised as citizens of the Union of Burma) led to an exodus of some 300,000 Burmese Indians. They migrated to escape racial discrimination and wholesale nationalisation of private enterprises a few years later in 1964. | *[[Ne Win]]'s rise to power in Burma in 1962 and his relentless persecution of "resident aliens" (immigrant groups not recognised as citizens of the Union of Burma) led to an exodus of some 300,000 Burmese Indians. They migrated to escape racial discrimination and wholesale nationalisation of private enterprises a few years later in 1964. | ||
*The [[expulsion of the Chagossians]] from the Chagos Archipelago by the United Kingdom, at the request of the United States in order to establish a military base, started in 1968 and concluded in 1973. | *The [[expulsion of the Chagossians]] from the Chagos Archipelago by the United Kingdom, at the request of the United States in order to establish a military base, started in 1968 and concluded in 1973. | ||
*[[Idi Amin]]'s regime in Uganda forced the expulsion in 1972 of Uganda's entire ethnic Asian population, mostly of Indian descent. Ironically, this would end up crashing Uganda's economy, as most Ugandan businesses were dominated by the Asian population. | *[[Idi Amin]]'s regime in Uganda forced the expulsion in 1972 of Uganda's entire ethnic Asian population, mostly of Indian descent. Ironically, this would end up crashing Uganda's economy, as most Ugandan businesses were dominated by the Asian population. | ||
*The [[Taliban]] carried out ethnic | *The [[Taliban]] carried out ethnic cleansing against the Hazara peoples in Afghanistan while they were in power from 1996 to 2001, leaving an estimated 5,000 to 6,000 dead. | ||
*During and after World War II, many countries forcibly expelled their German populations, leading to the deaths of approximately 2.5 million Germans worldwide. | *During and after World War II, many countries forcibly expelled their German populations, leading to the deaths of approximately 2.5 million Germans worldwide. | ||
*The forced relocation of Coloured individuals in South Africa to Bantustans during [[Apartheid]]-era South Africa can be considered ethnic cleansing. | *The forced relocation of Coloured individuals in South Africa to Bantustans during [[Apartheid]]-era South Africa can be considered ethnic cleansing. | ||
*The ''[[Effacer le tableau]]'' campaign against the Mbuti pygmies during the Second Congo War can be considered ethnic cleansing. | *The ''[[Effacer le tableau]]'' campaign against the Mbuti pygmies during the Second Congo War can be considered ethnic cleansing. | ||
*Polish Jews became a target of ethnic cleansing during the rule of the [[Polish United Workers' Party]] in the aftermath of Israel's victory in the [[Six-Day War]]. From 1967 to 1969, the ruling party unleashed a campaign of [[propaganda]] and [[Blood Libel|blood libel]], revoking Polish citizenship from Jews in the country. By the time the campaign ended in 1969, approximately 7,300 Polish Jews had been expelled from the country. The campaign was overseen by the minister of internal affairs, General [[Mieczysław Moczar]], with the approval of First Secretary [[Władysław Gomułka]]. | *Polish Jews became a target of ethnic cleansing during the rule of the [[Polish United Workers' Party]] in the aftermath of Israel's victory in the [[Six-Day War]]. From 1967 to 1969, the ruling party unleashed a campaign of [[propaganda]] and [[Blood Libel|blood libel]], revoking Polish citizenship from Jews in the country. By the time the campaign ended in 1969, approximately 7,300 Polish Jews had been expelled from the country. The campaign was overseen by the minister of internal affairs, General [[Mieczysław Moczar]], with the approval of First Secretary [[Władysław Gomułka]]. | ||
*The [[Black War]] was a campaign of ethnic cleansing | *The [[Australian Frontier Wars]] were a series of conflicts and ethnic cleansings of Indigenous Australians from their traditional homelands to make space for British settlements. In addition, the British confiscated their lands without right of treaty or conquest under the pretense that Australia "belonged to no one" in accordance with the legal doctrine of ''terra nullius''. | ||
**The [[Black War]] is a good example. It was a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the aboriginal people of Tasmania, which eventually led to them being deported to Flinders Island. Some historians consider this an act of genocide. | |||
*The Argentine president [[Julio Argentino Roca]] began in 1878 the so-called "[[Conquest of the Desert]]", which was a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Mapuche peoples in order to annex Patagonia and the Pampas. Something similar would happen in Chile with the "[[Occupation of Araucanía]]." | *The Argentine president [[Julio Argentino Roca]] began in 1878 the so-called "[[Conquest of the Desert]]", which was a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Mapuche peoples in order to annex Patagonia and the Pampas. Something similar would happen in Chile with the "[[Occupation of Araucanía]]." | ||
*The [[Ukrainian Insurgent Army]] committed ethnic cleansing against Polish civilians, mainly in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia. | *The [[Ukrainian Insurgent Army]] committed ethnic cleansing against Polish civilians, mainly in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia. | ||
*In the 2000s the [[Mexican Mafia]] and its affiliated street gangs carried out an ethnic cleansing campaign against black communities in the Los Angeles metro area. | *In the 2000s the [[Mexican Mafia]] and its affiliated street gangs carried out an ethnic cleansing campaign against black communities in the Los Angeles metro area. | ||
*The British colonial government in New Zealand forcibly removed Maori from their homelands and confiscated their territories under the New Zealand Settlements Act of 1863, which would lead to the [[New Zealand Wars]]. These confiscations also violated the Maori's rights to keep their lands under the Waitangi treaty of 1840. | |||
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