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315 events · 2 research items · April 3, 0033 to March 9, 2026 · Page 11 of 14
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Darfur Genocide
Wars & Conflicts February 26, 2003

Darfur Genocide

Darfur Genocide On February 26, 2003, rebel groups in Darfur, Sudan, including the Sudan Liberation Army and Justice and Equality Movement, launched attacks against g...

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Srebrenica Genocide
Wars & Conflicts July 11, 1995

Srebrenica Genocide

Srebrenica Genocide On July 11, 1995, Bosnian Serb forces captured the town of Srebrenica in eastern Bosnia, a United Nations-declared “safe area.” The town was predo...

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Bosnian Genocide
Wars & Conflicts July 11, 1995

Bosnian Genocide

Bosnian Genocide On July 11, 1995, Bosnian Serb forces captured the town of Srebrenica in eastern Bosnia during the Bosnian War. The town had been declared a United N...

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Rwandan Genocide
Wars & Conflicts April 7, 1994

Rwandan Genocide

Rwandan Genocide On April 7, 1994, following the assassination of Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana, widespread violence erupted against the Tutsi population in R...

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Anfal Genocide
Wars & Conflicts February 23, 1988

Anfal Genocide

Anfal Genocide On February 23, 1988, the Iraqi government launched the Anfal campaign against Kurdish populations in northern Iraq during the final phase of the Iran–...

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Guatemalan Maya Genocide
Wars & Conflicts March 23, 1982

Guatemalan Maya Genocide

Guatemalan Maya Genocide On March 23, 1982, General Efraín Ríos Montt seized power in Guatemala through a military coup during the Guatemalan Civil War. His governmen...

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El Mozote massacre
Wars & Conflicts December 11, 1981

El Mozote massacre

El Mozote massacre On December 11, 1981, Salvadoran Army units carried out a massacre in the village of El Mozote in Morazán Department, El Salvador. Soldiers of the ...

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East Timor Genocide
Wars & Conflicts December 7, 1975

East Timor Genocide

East Timor Genocide On December 7, 1975, Indonesia launched a military invasion of East Timor following its declaration of independence from Portugal. The Indonesian ...

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Cambodian Genocide
Wars & Conflicts April 17, 1975

Cambodian Genocide

Cambodian Genocide On April 17, 1975, the Khmer Rouge seized Phnom Penh and established control over Cambodia, initiating a regime of social and political transformat...

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Bangladesh Genocide
Wars & Conflicts March 25, 1971

Bangladesh Genocide

Bangladesh Genocide On March 25, 1971, the Pakistan Army launched Operation Searchlight in Dhaka and other major cities of East Pakistan, targeting Bengali nationalis...

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Bronze Age Communities
Published Research Nations & Civilizations

Bronze Age Communities

c. 3000–1100 BCE — Fortified settlements, metallurgy, regional trade and tumulus burial traditions develop across the western Balkans. Social differences become increa...

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Badarian Culture
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Badarian Culture

c. 4400–4000 BCE — Communities in Upper Egypt produce distinctive pottery, stone tools and increasingly elaborate burials. Grave goods suggest growing differences in w...

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