Ethnic cleansing: Difference between revisions

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*[[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 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.

*The [[Nakba]] is described to be a series of ethnic cleansings of Palestinians by the State of Israel with the goal of establishing a majority Jewish ethnostate.

*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.

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 *[[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 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.
+*The [[Nakba]] is described to be a series of ethnic cleansings of Palestinians by the State of Israel with the goal of establishing a majority Jewish ethnostate.
 *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.