Speaker. this year marks the 70th anniversary of the first genocide of the 20th century. namely the destruction of 1.5 million Armenians who perished at the hands of the Ottoman Empire. During the years 191523. hundreds of thousands of Armenians were massacred outright or were forced to flee their homes and died as a result of forced marches. The remainder of the Armenian people who survived. were forcibly deported and dispersed throughout the world. At the beginning of World War I the census reports accounted for at least 2.5 million Armenians residing in Turkey. At the close of the war and still today. there are less than 100.000 remaining.
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