Flames of intolerance: religious violence ravages a nation

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India was ravaged by religious violence that claimed over 1,000 lives when Hindu extremists razed a Muslim mosque at Ayodhya. Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao ordered the arrest of several Hindu fundamentalists, including Indian People's Party leader Lal Krishan Advani, for inciting the violence.

Social aspects, Political activity, India, Hindu-Muslim relations, Rao, P.V. Narasimha, Advani, Lal K.

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Europe's powder keg: ethnic hatreds tear Yugoslavia apart

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In Mar 1992, gunfire broke out in Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina, between muslims and ethnic Croatians who support the region's independence, and ethnic Serbs who oppose separation. The fighting furthered the area's reputation as a center of violence in Europe.

National liberation movements, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia-Herzegovina

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Death threats by fax

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The Canadian forces in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, led by Lewis MacKenzie will relocate to Croatia in Aug 1992. MacKenzie describes the extreme conditions and situations he has endured in his four and a half month-long service in Sarajevo.

Behavior, Military aspects, Military policy, Security, International, International security, United Nations. Peace Cooperation Corps, Refugees, Yugoslav, Yugoslav refugees, MacKenzie, Lewis

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