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Claim: At least 40 million died under Mao alone
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
Plausible. The Great Chinese Famine of 1959-61 alone killed 15 to 46 million by scholars' estimates; newer work clusters at 30-46 million (Dikotter: 45 million+).
SOURCE
Wikipedia: Great Chinese Famine (Yang Jisheng, Dikotter, Cao Shuji)
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