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    British concentration camps in South Africa (1899–1902) were established during the Second Boer War, forcing over 100,000 Boer women, children, and Black South Africans into overcrowded, unsanitary sites. The camps were characterized by severe overcrowding, poor sanitation, inadequate food rations, and a lack of medical care, leading to massive outbreaks of measles, typhoid, and dysentery. Nearly 26,000 Boer women and children died, while over 20,000 Black Africans died. Some sources claim that actual death toll would be 42,081-47,900

    the British operated concentration camps in the South African Republic, Orange Free State, Colony of Natal, and Cape Colony

    British officials justified camp as a means to curb guerrilla warfare

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      The British government has not issued a formal, official apology for the concentration camps used during the Second Boer War (1899-1902).

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