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Kengir uprising

The Kengir uprising was a prisoner rebellion that occurred in Kengir, a Soviet MVD special camp for political prisoners, during May and June 1954. Its duration and intensity distinguished it from other Gulag rebellions during the same period. Wikipedia
Dates: May 16, 1954 – Jun 25, 1954
40 woundeda: 37 killeda; 106 woundeda; 500–700 killed/woundedb