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title: "7 Facts About the Rohingya Genocide"  
description: "The Rohingya crisis in Myanmar is not just persecution, but a genocide. There is also extreme military violence to eradicate the Rohingya, here's some facts"  
author: "Abhishek  Sen"  
published: 2022-11-29  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1707/7-facts-about-the-rohingya-genocide  
category: "history"  
tags: ["Rohingya Genocide", "Rohingyas", "Rohingya refugees", "Facts", "Rohingyas genocide facts", "history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# 7 Facts About the Rohingya Genocide

![7 Facts About the Rohingya Genocide](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/bc1696cf-de5f-41da-848a-ad946157b7c7/images/3ec4614b-f03c-4d2c-bfd9-d709ac701d2f.jpeg) ![7 Facts About the Rohingya Genocide](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/bc1696cf-de5f-41da-848a-ad946157b7c7/images/09879f08-fc13-4cde-b986-5ea432e7901e.jpeg) The Rohingya have lived in Myanmar for centuries. They speak Ruaingga, which is distinct to other Myanmar languages, and they are primarily Muslims. ![7 Facts About the Rohingya Genocide](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/bc1696cf-de5f-41da-848a-ad946157b7c7/images/d10b0e40-56fc-43ac-b692-163bbb8b821c.jpeg) The Rohingya have had no state identity since 1982. The British rule (1824-1948) considered Myanmar as a province of India ![7 Facts About the Rohingya Genocide](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/bc1696cf-de5f-41da-848a-ad946157b7c7/images/6977da54-1e47-465c-a328-dc94ae8dfc21.jpeg) Religious violence plays a large role in the tension between the Rohingya and the Myanmar government. Since 1982, the Rohingya have been persecuted ![7 Facts About the Rohingya Genocide](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/bc1696cf-de5f-41da-848a-ad946157b7c7/images/3a50ad5f-88f5-410e-8c72-accda28a0fc9.jpeg) The majority of the Rohingya live in the Rakhine state, one of the poorest states in Myanmar, and it is illegal for the Rohingya to leave. ![7 Facts About the Rohingya Genocide](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/bc1696cf-de5f-41da-848a-ad946157b7c7/images/a670e7b0-990d-4c2e-bb00-9ad290e6a3ee.jpeg) Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace laureate and Burmese leader, has kept quiet on the genocide. ![7 Facts About the Rohingya Genocide](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/bc1696cf-de5f-41da-848a-ad946157b7c7/images/c761d883-81b3-4861-ba57-a94900cea1ef.jpeg) The U.N. states that the Rohingya genocide is the “world’s fastest-growing refugee crisis.” UNICEF estimates 687,000 have sought refuge by boat ![7 Facts About the Rohingya Genocide](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/bc1696cf-de5f-41da-848a-ad946157b7c7/images/c1b31504-8bf6-4c12-9fef-2b6a1638bc64.jpeg) International aid has provided 700,000 Rohingya with food, and aid is imperative to save the ethnic group.

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