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The British built over 100 concentration camps during the Second Boer War (1899–1902) in South Africa. Over 26,000 woman children died in these camps from starvation disease

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Fun Fact: The British built over 100 concentration camps during the Second Boer War (1899–1902) in South Africa. Over 26,000 woman & children died in these camps from starvation & disease

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