Arakan massacres in 1942

Quand

1942

Type

Massacre

Morts

10 000

Coordonnées

19.50° N, 94.00° E

Description

part of the Japanese invasion of Burma during World War II

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Part of the Japanese invasion of Burma during World War II

During World War II, Japanese forces invaded Burma, which was then under British colonial rule. The British forces retreated and, in the power vacuum left behind, considerable violence erupted between pro-Japanese Buddhist Rakhine and pro-British Muslim villagers.

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