Massacres are individual acts of mass killing of civilians or noncombatants, almost always characterised as having distinct political significance in shaping subsequent events.
Below is a list of incidents that are commonly referred to as massacres, though other incidents may also qualify yet not be called massacres.
... implications, it merely designated anyone who assumed power for any period of time without a legitimate basis of authority.
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