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For us, genocide was the gas chamber - what happened in Germany. We were not able to realize that with the machete you can create a genocide.
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"For us, genocide was the gas chamber - what happened in Germany. We were not able to realize that with the machete you can create a genocide."
— Boutros Boutros-Ghali

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For us, genocide was the gas chamber - what happened in Germany. We were not able to realize that with the machete you can create a genocide. — Boutros Boutros-Ghali

About Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Boutros Boutros-Ghali was a Public Servant from Egypt (1922–2016).

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Who said "For us, genocide was the gas chamber - what happened in Germany. We were not ab…"?
This quote is attributed to Boutros Boutros-Ghali, a Public Servant from Egypt.
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Boutros Boutros-Ghali lived from 1922 – 2016.