The Castro Family's record of Communist human rights abuse and Democide* are among the worst in world history. Although the Cuban Regime has been horrific, they only rank the 17th worst Communist country in Democide* at 73,000 people.
* Democide
Democide is a term revived and redefined by the political scientist R. J. Rummel as "the murder of any person or people by their government, including genocide, politicide and mass murder."
Rummel created the term as an extended concept to include forms of government murder that are not covered by the term genocide, and it has become accepted among other scholars.
The following estimates represent citizens killed or starved to death by their own Communist governments since 1918. These numbers do not include war dead. The governments are sorted by body count (highest to lowest).
All numbers are mid-estimates.
All numbers are mid-estimates.
Communist Body Count:
149,469,610
17. Republic of Cuba
Body Count: 73,000
The body count only covers the years 1959-1987 (Rummel 1997).
149,469,610
17. Republic of Cuba
Body Count: 73,000
The body count only covers the years 1959-1987 (Rummel 1997).
* Democide
Democide is a term revived and redefined by the political scientist R. J. Rummel as "the murder of any person or people by their government, including genocide, politicide and mass murder."
Rummel created the term as an extended concept to include forms of government murder that are not covered by the term genocide, and it has become accepted among other scholars.
