1908 ⟶ Herero and Nama Genocide Officially Ends
Herero and Nama genocide ends.
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1945
💔 Emily Hobhouse Reports on British Concentration Camps in South Africa
June: Emily Hobhouse reports on the poor conditions in 45 British internment camps for Boer women and children in South Africa.⟶
Concentration CampsHumanitarian CrisisBritish EmpireImperialismColonialism
South Africa
United Kingdom💀 Herero and Nama Genocide in German South West Africa Begins
Herero and Nama genocide, the first genocide of the 20th century, begins in German South West Africa.⟶
GenocideColonialismGerman EmpireWar CrimesImperialismAtrocity
Namibia
Germany📜 Casement Report Exposes Atrocities in the Congo Free State
Roger Casement publishes his account of Belgian atrocities in the Congo Free State.⟶
Human RightsColonialismAtrocitiesHumanitarian CrisisExploitationImperialismInternational Relations
Belgium
Democratic Republic of the Congo💔 Herero and Nama Genocide Officially Ends
GenocideColonialismGerman EmpireHuman RightsAtrocityImperialism
NamibiaGermany🔥 Armenian Genocide Begins with Deportation of Leaders
April 24: The deportation of Armenian leaders and notables in Constantinople signals the onset of the Armenian genocide.⟶
GenocideOttoman EmpireWorld War IHuman RightsAtrocityEthnic Cleansing
Turkey🕊️ Anne Frank Dies at Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp
February: Death of Anne Frank.⟶
World War IIHolocaustNazi GermanyGenocideConcentration CampsAnti-SemitismPersecutionHuman Rights
Germany