Aggressors may resort to the forcible mass expulsion of Indigenous peoples from their historical territories to remote regions. This practice physically neutralizes the potential for local guerrilla or political struggle and destroys the social structure of the people, freeing up lands for subsequent settlement by settlers loyal to the colonizer.
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C0081 | Annexation and Sovietization of Western Ukraine (1939–1941) |
Mass forced deportation of the "unreliable" population and the families of the repressed (hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians and Poles) to remote areas (special settlements in Siberia and Kazakhstan)[1]. |
| C1130 | Construction of the Holy Cross Fortress and Forced Resettlement (1722–1724) |
The occupation administration of the Russian Empire forcibly resettled the subjugated Indigenous population: historian Ya. Z. Akhmadov records that "by 1724 the Terek town had been razed, and all of its population, including the Okotsk sloboda, populated by natives of Chechnya... was transferred to the new fortress"[2]. |
| C1021 | Destruction of the Nokhchi Villages along the Sunzha and Erection of the Groznaya Fortress in Their Place (1817–1818) |
The Regular Army of the Russian Empire drove the population of the destroyed villages off their lands, which passed into the conqueror’s possession. Historian D. A. Khozhayev records that the inhabitants of the eight villages near Groznaya were "driven off the lands"[3]. Imperial general Yermolov wrote to Emperor Alexander I that if the population refused to submit, they would be offered "to withdraw and join the other brigands," and then "all the lands will remain at our disposal"[3]. |
| C0077 | Forced Collectivization and Dekulakization (1928–1932) |
Mass deportation of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian peasants ("kulaks") and their family members to Siberia and remote northern regions of the USSR[4]. |
| S0008 | Government |
Mass expulsion of millions of Ukrainian peasants from their native lands to Siberia and the Far East during the implementation of the Stolypin agrarian reform[5]. |
| S0012 | Occupation and Controlled Administrations |
The occupation administration of the Russian Empire forcibly resettled the subjugated Indigenous population: historian Ya. Z. Akhmadov records that "by 1724 the Terek town had been razed, and all of its population, including the Okotsk sloboda, populated by natives of Chechnya... was transferred to the new fortress"[2]. |
| S0010 | Regular Army |
The Regular Army of the Russian Empire drove the population of the destroyed villages off their lands, which passed into the conqueror’s possession. Historian D. A. Khozhayev records that the inhabitants of the eight villages near Groznaya were "driven off the lands"[3]. Imperial general Yermolov wrote to Emperor Alexander I that if the population refused to submit, they would be offered "to withdraw and join the other brigands," and then "all the lands will remain at our disposal"[3]. |
| G0009 | Russian Empire |
Mass expulsion of millions of Ukrainian peasants from their native lands to Siberia and the Far East during the implementation of the Stolypin agrarian reform[5]. |
| G0009 | Russian Empire |
Mass deportations of the Ukrainian population during the occupation: more than 12 thousand people were forcibly expelled from Galicia on charges of political unreliability[6]. |
| G0009 | Russian Empire |
The occupation administration of the Russian Empire forcibly resettled the subjugated Indigenous population: historian Ya. Z. Akhmadov records that "by 1724 the Terek town had been razed, and all of its population, including the Okotsk sloboda, populated by natives of Chechnya... was transferred to the new fortress"[2]. |
| G0009 | Russian Empire |
The Regular Army of the Russian Empire drove the population of the destroyed villages off their lands, which passed into the conqueror’s possession. Historian D. A. Khozhayev records that the inhabitants of the eight villages near Groznaya were "driven off the lands"[3]. Imperial general Yermolov wrote to Emperor Alexander I that if the population refused to submit, they would be offered "to withdraw and join the other brigands," and then "all the lands will remain at our disposal"[3]. |
| S0017 | Secret Police and Security Services |
Mass deportations of the Ukrainian population during the occupation: more than 12 thousand people were forcibly expelled from Galicia on charges of political unreliability[6]. |
| S0017 | Secret Police and Security Services |
Mass deportation of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian peasants ("kulaks") and their family members to Siberia and remote northern regions of the USSR[4]. |
| S0017 | Secret Police and Security Services |
Mass forced deportation of the "unreliable" population and the families of the repressed (hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians and Poles) to remote areas (special settlements in Siberia and Kazakhstan)[1]. |
| S0017 | Secret Police and Security Services |
Forced deportation of insurgents' families to Siberia, as well as of more than 140,000 Ukrainians of the Zakerzonnia region from their historical lands, in order to deprive the UPA of its social base[7]. |
| C0069 | Stolypin Repressions and Mass Displacement (1906–1914) |
Mass expulsion of millions of Ukrainian peasants from their native lands to Siberia and the Far East during the implementation of the Stolypin agrarian reform[5]. |
| C0084 | Suppression of UPA Resistance and Operation "Vistula" (1944–1951) |
Forced deportation of insurgents' families to Siberia, as well as of more than 140,000 Ukrainians of the Zakerzonnia region from their historical lands, in order to deprive the UPA of its social base[7]. |
| G0010 | USSR |
Mass deportation of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian peasants ("kulaks") and their family members to Siberia and remote northern regions of the USSR[4]. |
| G0010 | USSR |
Mass forced deportation of the "unreliable" population and the families of the repressed (hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians and Poles) to remote areas (special settlements in Siberia and Kazakhstan)[1]. |
| G0010 | USSR |
Forced deportation of insurgents' families to Siberia, as well as of more than 140,000 Ukrainians of the Zakerzonnia region from their historical lands, in order to deprive the UPA of its social base[7]. |
| C0070 | World War I and the Occupation of Galicia (1914–1917) |
Mass deportations of the Ukrainian population during the occupation: more than 12 thousand people were forcibly expelled from Galicia on charges of political unreliability[6]. |