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ROHINGYA GENOCIDE IN CHRONOLOGY
ROHINGYA GENOCIDE IN CHRONOLOGY is Prepared by: ZAW MIN HTUT and Published on 3 January 2020. Arakan has been inhabited by two major communities – the Rohingya who are predominantly Muslims and the Rakhine who are largely Buddhist. In the ancient time, Arakan was known by different names. Particularly the Rohingya called it Rohang while Rakhine named it Rakkahpura. The name Rohingya derives from the word Rohang, one of the old names of Arakan.
Since Burma’s independence the Rohingya have been discriminated against. Particularly from 1962 military takeover, they have been persistently subjected to institutionalized persecution, crimes against humanity culminating in genocide. The UN has declared them as one of the most persecuted ethnic groups in the world.
