Deportation of the Chechens and Ingush (1944)
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Soviet political repression
crime against humanity
ethnic cleansing
forced deportation
mass forced relocation
The Deportation of the Chechens and Ingush (1944) was a mass forced relocation carried out by the Soviet government under Stalin, in which the entire Chechen and Ingush populations were accused of collaboration with Nazi Germany and exiled from their homeland in the North Caucasus to Central Asia, causing immense suffering and loss of life.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet political repression
→
crime against humanity → ethnic cleansing → forced deportation → mass forced relocation → |
| aftermath |
ban on return to homeland for many years
→
lasting trauma in Chechen and Ingush societies → long-term demographic changes in the North Caucasus → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Operation Lentil
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|
| consequence |
disease outbreaks among deportees
→
famine among deported population → mass mortality among deportees → |
| country |
Soviet Union
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|
| endDate |
1944-03
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|
| estimatedDeaths |
a significant share of the deported population
→
tens of thousands → |
| historicalPeriod |
Stalin era
→
World War II → |
| implementedBy |
Lavrentiy Beria
→
|
| justificationUsedByAuthorities |
accusations of mass treason
→
|
| legalBasisClaimedByAuthorities |
alleged collaboration with Nazi Germany
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|
| location |
Central Asia
→
Chechen-Ingush ASSR → Kazakh SSR → Kyrgyz SSR → North Caucasus → |
| method |
forced marches
→
rail transport in cattle cars → |
| numberOfPeopleDeported |
approximately 500000
→
over 400000 → |
| orderedBy |
Joseph Stalin
→
|
| organisedBy |
NKVD
→
Soviet government → |
| partOf |
Soviet deportations of entire peoples
→
Stalinist repressions → |
| perpetrator |
NKVD
→
Soviet security forces → |
| recognizedAsGenocideBy |
Parliament of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
→
some scholars → |
| result |
abolition of the Chechen-Ingush ASSR
→
dissolution of Chechen-Ingush autonomy → resettlement of Chechen and Ingush lands by other ethnic groups → |
| startDate |
1944-02-23
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|
| targetPopulation |
Chechens
→
Ingush → |
| typeOfEvent |
state-organized mass violence
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|
| victimGroup |
Vaynakh peoples
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|
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Chechens
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historicalEvent |