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2 <br /> Since the Armenian Genocide began the modern history of ethnic cleansing, an alarming <br /> number of genocides have taken place around the world. Below is a brief list of examples: <br /> ➢ Stalin's Forced famine: 1932 --1933 — 7,000,000 Ukrainian deaths <br /> ➢ Rape of Nanking: 1937 — 1938 -- 300,000 Chinese deaths and more than 20,000 rapes <br /> ➢ Nazi Holocaust: 1938 — 1945 — 6,000,000 Jewish deaths and 5.5 million other hate- <br /> related deaths <br /> ➢ Pol Pot Cambodia: 1975-1979 -- 1.7 million deaths <br /> ➢ Rwanda: 1994 — 800,000 Tutsis deaths <br /> ➢ Bosnia-Herzegovina: 1992-1995 — 200,000 Muslim deaths <br /> ➢ Darfur, Sudan: 2003-present— 200,000+ deaths <br /> In recognition and remembrance of all people who have perished to further agendas of hate <br /> and intolerance, the Grange County Human Relations Commission calls upon the Grange <br /> County Board of County Commissioners to support a Proclamation to Foster Genocide <br /> Remembrance, and encourage Grange County residents to reflect upon all acts of genocide <br /> and intolerance. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. <br /> RECOMMENDATION (5): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the resolution <br /> and authorize the Chair to sign. <br />