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Over a million Paraguayans disappear in the latest census
(
economist.com
)
5 points
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LastNevadan
on Oct 29, 2023
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jjgreen
on Oct 29, 2023
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The UK managed to "lose" a million or so people on Thatcher introducing the Poll Tax [1]. Amusingly, various government departments explained that is was because all of the kids had gone to Ayia Napa for techno and drugs.
[1]
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/missing-million-indica...
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[1] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/missing-million-indica...