Accumulated total of deaths attributed to "Communist" rule and its adherents since its inception amounts to over 70 million people (Stalin alone was responsible for over 20 million - He, alanabit, made Hitler look like a "Teddy-Bear" and that considering that mans career takes a bit of doing. The deaths attributed to Mao particularly those that occurred as a result of his "cultural revolution" they say cannot be accurately quantified) By the bye Castro not only, "reduced adult illiteracy and infant mortality to levels lower than those in parts of Washington DC", he also reduced the population of Cuba by killing 102,000 plus the vast numbers of his greatful population that managed to flee his bountiful rule.