Stalin's brutal repression in the former Soviet Union, the wholesale killing of Cambodians by the Khmer Rouge, killing and torture of citizens in several South and Central American countries, and the more recent genocidal activities in Rwanda and Yugoslavia are examples of what type of terrorism?

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State-sponsored terrorism is characterized by the use of violence and intimidation by a state against its own citizens or other nations for political purposes. The examples given in the question are all instances of state-sponsored terrorism, as they involved the use of force and violence by governments or ruling regimes to maintain power and control over their populations. Revolutionary terrorism is typically aimed at overthrowing a government or political system, while religious terrorism is driven by religious beliefs and motivations. Political terrorism encompasses a wide range of actions and motivations, but generally refers to the use of violence for political gain or to advance a particular ideology.

Stalin's Brutal Repression in the Former Soviet Union, the Wholesale