A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Genocide"
Timeline
1983 Anti-Tamil riots break out in Sri LankaSri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka , is a tropical [i] island nation [i] ...
which leaves over 3,000 Tamils massacred and millions of dollars worth of their property destroyed. This genocide is the beginning of a deadly civil warCivil war A civil war is a war [i] in which parties within the same culture [i], society [i] or nationality [i] fi ...
and ethnic cleansing in Sri LankaSri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka , is a tropical [i] island nation [i] ...
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1986 After waiting 37 years, the United States SenateUnited States Senate he United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States [i], the other b ...
approves a treaty outlawing genocide.
1995 A United NationsUnited Nations name = United Nations
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tribunal on human rightsHuman rights Human rights refers to the concept of human beings [i] as having universal rights [i], or status, regard ...
violations in the BalkansBalkans The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe a region [i] of southeastern ...
charges 21 Bosnian Serb commanders with genocide and crimes against humanity.
1995 A United NationsUnited Nations name = United Nations
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tribunal charges Radovan Karadžic and Ratko Mladic with genocide during the Bosnian War.
1998 A United NationsUnited Nations name = United Nations
Nations Unies
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court finds Jean-Paul Akayesu, the former mayor of a small town in RwandaRwanda Rwanda , officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a small landlocked [i] country in the Great Lakes region [i] ...
, guilty of 9 counts of genocide, marking the first time that the 1948 law banning genocide is enforced.
1998Khmer RougeKhmer Rouge The Khmer Rouge was the extremist-Communist [i] organization that ruled Cambodia [i] from 1975 [i] to 1979 [i] ...
leaders apologize for the genocide in CambodiaCambodia The Kingdom of Cambodia is a country in Southeast Asia [i] with a population of more than 13 million. ...
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