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What was the primary group targeted during the Srebrenica massacre?
What was the primary group targeted during the Srebrenica massacre?
- Serb Muslims
- Bosniak Muslim men and boys (correct)
- Croat Christians
- Hausa-Fulani people
Who was the military leader of the Bosnian Serb Army responsible for the Srebrenica genocide?
Who was the military leader of the Bosnian Serb Army responsible for the Srebrenica genocide?
- Naser Orić
- Yakubu Gowon
- Emeka Ojukwu
- Ratko Mladić (correct)
What major event does the Srebrenica massacre describe?
What major event does the Srebrenica massacre describe?
- A genocidal massacre during the Bosnian War (correct)
- A massacre during a Brazilian coup
- An ethnic cleaning operation in Croatia
- A North African civil war
Which of the following claims about the Srebrenica massacre has been rejected by international bodies?
Which of the following claims about the Srebrenica massacre has been rejected by international bodies?
What was the main cause of the Nigerian Civil War?
What was the main cause of the Nigerian Civil War?
What was the period during which the Nigerian Civil War took place?
What was the period during which the Nigerian Civil War took place?
Who led the Republic of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War?
Who led the Republic of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War?
The aspirations of which ethnic group were represented by Biafra in the Nigerian Civil War?
The aspirations of which ethnic group were represented by Biafra in the Nigerian Civil War?
Which organization has condemned the claims made by some Serbs regarding the Srebrenica massacre?
Which organization has condemned the claims made by some Serbs regarding the Srebrenica massacre?
As of July 2021, how many bodies had been buried at the Memorial Centre of Potočari from the Srebrenica massacre?
As of July 2021, how many bodies had been buried at the Memorial Centre of Potočari from the Srebrenica massacre?
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Srebrenica Massacre
- Occurred in July 1995 during the Bosnian War, leading to the deaths of over 8,000 Bosniak Muslim men and boys.
- Executions were carried out by the Bosnian Serb Army of Republika Srpska, commanded by Ratko Mladić.
- As of July 2012, 6,838 victims identified through DNA from mass graves; as of July 2021, 6,671 bodies interred at the Memorial Centre of Potočari.
- 236 additional victims buried at different locations.
- Claims of the massacre being retaliation for Bosniak attacks by some Serbian factions were rejected by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the United Nations.
- These claims are considered attempts to legitimize the genocidal acts.
Nigerian Civil War (Biafran War)
- Lasted from July 6, 1967, to January 15, 1970, involving conflict between Nigeria and the Republic of Biafra.
- Led by General Yakubu Gowon for Nigeria and Lieutenant Colonel Chukwuemeka "Emeka" Odumegwu Ojukwu for Biafra.
- Rooted in the nationalist aspirations of the Igbo ethnic group seeking independence from Nigeria.
- Ethnic, political, cultural, and religious tensions fueled the conflict, exacerbated by issues around the UK’s decolonisation process (1960-1963).
- Biafra's leadership felt underrepresented in a federal government dominated by the Muslim Hausa-Fulani ethnic group from Northern Nigeria.
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