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ARTICLES RELATED TO List of wars and disasters by death toll | | | |  List of wars and disasters by death toll: Encyclopedia II - List of wars and disasters by death toll - Deaths caused by humans
List of wars and disasters by death toll - War and military action.
These figures include deaths of civilians from diseases, famine, and atrocities as well as deaths of soldiers in battle.
62,000,000 - World War II (1937–1945), (see World War II casualties)
36,000,000 - An Lushan Rebellion (756–763)
30,000,000–60,000,000 - Mongol Conquests (13th century)
25,000,000 - Manchu Conquest of Ming China (1616–1644)
20,000,000–50,000,000 - Taiping Rebellion (1851 ...
See also:List of wars and disasters by death toll, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Deaths caused by humans, List of wars and disasters by death toll - War and military action, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Genocide and democide, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Terrorism, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Murder by individuals other than through terrorism, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Human sacrifice and mass suicide, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Riot or political demonstration, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Deaths caused by natural disasters, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Earthquake, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Volcanic eruption, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Tsunami, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Limnic eruption, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Extreme weather, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Hurricane typhoon and tropical cyclone, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Floods, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Blizzards, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Contractible disease, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Famine, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Death from other causes, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Fire, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Explosion, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Coal mine disasters, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Aviation, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Maritime, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Space travel, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Sporting events, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Industrial accidents, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Stampedes and Panics, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Other accidents, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Nuclear accidents Read more here: » List of wars and disasters by death toll: Encyclopedia II - List of wars and disasters by death toll - Deaths caused by humans |
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| | | | List of wars and disasters by death toll: Encyclopedia II - Rwandan Genocide - Genocide As though the assassination was a signal, military and militia groups began rounding up and killing all Tutsis they could capture as well as the political moderates irrespective of their ethnic backgrounds. (The movie Hotel Rwanda dramatizes this as a coded radio broadcast instructing Hutus to "cut the tall trees"). Large numbers of opposition politicians were also murdered. Many nations evacuated their nationals from Kigali and closed their embassies as violence escalated. National radio urged people to stay in their homes, and the g ...
See also:Rwandan Genocide, Rwandan Genocide - Background, Rwandan Genocide - Colonial history, Rwandan Genocide - Self-government, Rwandan Genocide - Other causes of the violence, Rwandan Genocide - Prelude to genocide, Rwandan Genocide - Arusha Accords, Rwandan Genocide - Preparations for the genocide, Rwandan Genocide - Initial assassinations, Rwandan Genocide - Genocide, Rwandan Genocide - UNAMIR, Rwandan Genocide - RPF renewed invasion, Rwandan Genocide - Relief efforts, Rwandan Genocide - Justice reconciliation reforms Read more here: » Rwandan Genocide: Encyclopedia II - Rwandan Genocide - Genocide |
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| | | | List of wars and disasters by death toll: Encyclopedia II - List of disasters - Transportation disasters
List of disasters - Air disasters.
See also: List of accidents and incidents on commercial airliners grouped by year
This is a list of disasters involving objects in flight or near-flight. From 1990 onward, the list is exhaustive, including all air disasters killing 20 or more people.
See also: List of space disasters, Accidents and incidents in aviation
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See also:List of disasters, List of disasters - Natural disasters, List of disasters - Prehistoric disasters, List of disasters - Classical antiquity disasters, List of disasters - Medieval disasters, List of disasters - Renaissance and Enlightenment disasters, List of disasters - 19th century disasters, List of disasters - 20th century disasters, List of disasters - 21st century disasters, List of disasters - Transportation disasters, List of disasters - Air disasters, List of disasters - Rail disasters, List of disasters - Ship and ferry disasters, List of disasters - Road disasters, List of disasters - Other man-made disasters, List of disasters - Nuclear disasters, List of disasters - War disasters, List of disasters - Dam/dike/levee disasters, List of disasters - Environmental disasters, List of disasters - Mining disasters, List of disasters - Industrial disasters, List of disasters - Explosion disasters, List of disasters - Fire disasters, List of disasters - Miscellaneous, List of disasters - Causes of hypothetical future disasters Read more here: » List of disasters: Encyclopedia II - List of disasters - Transportation disasters |
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| | | | List of wars and disasters by death toll: Encyclopedia II - M/S Estonia - The disaster The Estonia disaster occurred on September 28, 1994 at about 00:55 to 01:50 (UTC+2) en route from Tallinn, Estonia to Stockholm, Sweden carrying 989 passengers and crew.
M/S Estonia was expected to arrive in Stockholm at about 09:30. The weather was rough, with a wind of 20 to 25 m/s (45 to 55 mph) and waves of 6 to 10 meters (20 to 33 ft). Some report waves over 15 meters (50 ft) and wind over 30 m/s (65 mph). Unlike other ferries on the ...
See also:M/S Estonia, M/S Estonia - The disaster, M/S Estonia - Flaws in emergency response, M/S Estonia - Protection of the wreck, M/S Estonia - Causes of the disaster, M/S Estonia - Official investigation and report, M/S Estonia - Independent investigations Read more here: » M/S Estonia: Encyclopedia II - M/S Estonia - The disaster |
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| | | | List of wars and disasters by death toll: Encyclopedia II - Rwandan Genocide - Justice reconciliation reforms With the return of the refugees, the government began the long-awaited genocide trials, which got off to an uncertain start in the closing days of 1996 and inched forward in 1997. In 2001, the government began implementation of a participatory justice system, known as "gacaca" in order to address the enormous backlog of cases. Meanwhile, the United Nations set up the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, currently based in Arusha, Tanzania. The United Nations Tribunal has jurisdiction over high level members of the government and armed ...
See also:Rwandan Genocide, Rwandan Genocide - Background, Rwandan Genocide - Colonial history, Rwandan Genocide - Self-government, Rwandan Genocide - Other causes of the violence, Rwandan Genocide - Prelude to genocide, Rwandan Genocide - Arusha Accords, Rwandan Genocide - Preparations for the genocide, Rwandan Genocide - Initial assassinations, Rwandan Genocide - Genocide, Rwandan Genocide - UNAMIR, Rwandan Genocide - RPF renewed invasion, Rwandan Genocide - Relief efforts, Rwandan Genocide - Justice reconciliation reforms Read more here: » Rwandan Genocide: Encyclopedia II - Rwandan Genocide - Justice reconciliation reforms |
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| | | | List of wars and disasters by death toll: Encyclopedia II - List of disasters - Natural disasters
List of disasters - Prehistoric disasters.
The Snowball Earth hypothesis.
The Toba eruption about 75,000 years ago.
Various extinction events, some of an undetermined nature.
Impact events.
Great prehistoric floods, many brought on by rising sea levels and melting glacial dams at the end of the most recent ice age
List of disasters - Classical antiquity disasters.
Thera volcanic eruption of 1650-1450 BC caused tsunamis in t ...
See also:List of disasters, List of disasters - Natural disasters, List of disasters - Prehistoric disasters, List of disasters - Classical antiquity disasters, List of disasters - Medieval disasters, List of disasters - Renaissance and Enlightenment disasters, List of disasters - 19th century disasters, List of disasters - 20th century disasters, List of disasters - 21st century disasters, List of disasters - Transportation disasters, List of disasters - Air disasters, List of disasters - Rail disasters, List of disasters - Ship and ferry disasters, List of disasters - Road disasters, List of disasters - Other man-made disasters, List of disasters - Nuclear disasters, List of disasters - War disasters, List of disasters - Dam/dike/levee disasters, List of disasters - Environmental disasters, List of disasters - Mining disasters, List of disasters - Industrial disasters, List of disasters - Explosion disasters, List of disasters - Fire disasters, List of disasters - Miscellaneous, List of disasters - Causes of hypothetical future disasters Read more here: » List of disasters: Encyclopedia II - List of disasters - Natural disasters |
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| | | | List of wars and disasters by death toll: Encyclopedia II - Rwandan Genocide - Background Rwanda is one of the few states in Africa to closely follow its ancestral borders. The Kingdom of Rwanda, controlled by a Tutsi royal family, ruled the region throughout recorded history. While the upper echelons of this society were largely Tutsi, ethnic divisions were not stark. Many Hutu were among the nobility and significant intermingling took place. The majority of the Tutsi, who made up 15-18% of the population, were poor peasants, as were most of the Hutu.
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See also:Rwandan Genocide, Rwandan Genocide - Background, Rwandan Genocide - Colonial history, Rwandan Genocide - Self-government, Rwandan Genocide - Other causes of the violence, Rwandan Genocide - Prelude to genocide, Rwandan Genocide - Arusha Accords, Rwandan Genocide - Preparations for the genocide, Rwandan Genocide - Initial assassinations, Rwandan Genocide - Genocide, Rwandan Genocide - UNAMIR, Rwandan Genocide - RPF renewed invasion, Rwandan Genocide - Relief efforts, Rwandan Genocide - Justice reconciliation reforms Read more here: » Rwandan Genocide: Encyclopedia II - Rwandan Genocide - Background |
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| | | | List of wars and disasters by death toll: Encyclopedia II - Rwandan Genocide - Prelude to genocide Another source of mounting tensions in 1990 was the grumblings of the Tutsi diaspora in refugee camps ringing the nation, particularly from Uganda. Rwanda had been given independence before Uganda, and the early Tutsi outcasts saw history played out in 30 years of Uganda's history, from independence from Britain, to a fledgling democracy, and on to Idi Amin and successive military overthrows. Rwandans fought alongside Ugandans, where they had helped depose Milton Obote with Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Arm ...
See also:Rwandan Genocide, Rwandan Genocide - Background, Rwandan Genocide - Colonial history, Rwandan Genocide - Self-government, Rwandan Genocide - Other causes of the violence, Rwandan Genocide - Prelude to genocide, Rwandan Genocide - Arusha Accords, Rwandan Genocide - Preparations for the genocide, Rwandan Genocide - Initial assassinations, Rwandan Genocide - Genocide, Rwandan Genocide - UNAMIR, Rwandan Genocide - RPF renewed invasion, Rwandan Genocide - Relief efforts, Rwandan Genocide - Justice reconciliation reforms Read more here: » Rwandan Genocide: Encyclopedia II - Rwandan Genocide - Prelude to genocide |
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| | | | List of wars and disasters by death toll: Encyclopedia II - List of disasters - Other man-made disasters
List of disasters - Nuclear disasters.
Windscale, United Kingdom (October 7, 1957)
Three Mile Island, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (March 28, 1979)
Chernobyl nuclear power-plant disaster, Chernobyl, Ukraine (April 26, 1986)
See also List of nuclear accidents
List of disasters - War disasters.
An attack with much collateral damage may be considered a disaster, such as the attack on KdF Ship Wilhelm Gustloff, 1945, the worst or perhaps seco ...
See also:List of disasters, List of disasters - Natural disasters, List of disasters - Prehistoric disasters, List of disasters - Classical antiquity disasters, List of disasters - Medieval disasters, List of disasters - Renaissance and Enlightenment disasters, List of disasters - 19th century disasters, List of disasters - 20th century disasters, List of disasters - 21st century disasters, List of disasters - Transportation disasters, List of disasters - Air disasters, List of disasters - Rail disasters, List of disasters - Ship and ferry disasters, List of disasters - Road disasters, List of disasters - Other man-made disasters, List of disasters - Nuclear disasters, List of disasters - War disasters, List of disasters - Dam/dike/levee disasters, List of disasters - Environmental disasters, List of disasters - Mining disasters, List of disasters - Industrial disasters, List of disasters - Explosion disasters, List of disasters - Fire disasters, List of disasters - Miscellaneous, List of disasters - Causes of hypothetical future disasters Read more here: » List of disasters: Encyclopedia II - List of disasters - Other man-made disasters |
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| | | | List of wars and disasters by death toll: Encyclopedia II - List of wars and disasters by death toll - Death from other causes
List of wars and disasters by death toll - Fire.
ca. 2,500 - Church of La Compana (Santiago, Chile, 1863)
ca. 2,000 - Peshtigo Fire, (Wisconsin, 1871)
1,700 - Waterfront fire, (Chongqing, China, 1949)
1,670 - theater fire (Canton, China, 1845)
1,100–2,700 - Salang tunnel fire (Afghanistan, 1982)
694 - theater fire (Xinjiang, China, 1977)
658 - Antoung Movie Theater (China, 1937)
620 - Ring Theatre (Vienna, Austria, 1881)
602 - Iroquoi ...
See also:List of wars and disasters by death toll, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Deaths caused by humans, List of wars and disasters by death toll - War and military action, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Genocide and democide, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Terrorism, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Murder by individuals other than through terrorism, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Human sacrifice and mass suicide, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Riot or political demonstration, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Deaths caused by natural disasters, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Earthquake, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Volcanic eruption, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Tsunami, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Limnic eruption, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Extreme weather, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Hurricane typhoon and tropical cyclone, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Floods, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Blizzards, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Contractible disease, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Famine, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Death from other causes, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Fire, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Explosion, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Coal mine disasters, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Aviation, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Maritime, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Space travel, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Sporting events, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Industrial accidents, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Stampedes and Panics, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Other accidents, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Nuclear accidents Read more here: » List of wars and disasters by death toll: Encyclopedia II - List of wars and disasters by death toll - Death from other causes |
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List of wars and disasters by death toll - Earthquake.
830,000 - Shaanxi earthquake (China, 1556)
286,000 - Indian Ocean earthquake & tsunamis (outside Indonesia, 2004)
242,000 - Tangshan earthquake (China, 1976)
230,000 - Aleppo earthquake (Syria, 1138)
200,000 - Gansu earthquake (China, 1920)
200,000 - Xining earthquake (China, 1927)
200,000 - Damghan earthquake (Iran, 856)
150,000 - Ardabil earthquake (Iran, 893)
140,000 - Great ...
See also:List of wars and disasters by death toll, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Deaths caused by humans, List of wars and disasters by death toll - War and military action, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Genocide and democide, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Terrorism, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Murder by individuals other than through terrorism, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Human sacrifice and mass suicide, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Riot or political demonstration, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Deaths caused by natural disasters, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Earthquake, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Volcanic eruption, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Tsunami, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Limnic eruption, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Extreme weather, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Hurricane typhoon and tropical cyclone, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Floods, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Blizzards, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Contractible disease, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Famine, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Death from other causes, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Fire, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Explosion, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Coal mine disasters, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Aviation, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Maritime, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Space travel, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Sporting events, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Industrial accidents, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Stampedes and Panics, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Other accidents, List of wars and disasters by death toll - Nuclear accidents Read more here: » List of wars and disasters by death toll: Encyclopedia II - List of wars and disasters by death toll - Deaths caused by natural disasters |
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