Nebraska Gov. Ricketts Declares July ‘Victims of Communism Remembrance Month’

Nebraska Gov. Ricketts Declares July ‘Victims of Communism Remembrance Month’
Chinese paramilitary police prepare to march on Tiananmen Square in Beijing on March 4, 2010. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts has designated July as the “Victims of Communism” month, highlighting the estimated 100 million people who died during religious or political purges, manmade famines, and crimes against humanity.

Ricketts, in a press release and on Twitter, singled out the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which recently marked its 100th anniversary, and the Soviet Union.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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