We mark April 24. 1990. as a day of remembrance of the Armenian genocide so that we may never forget this painful episode in history which took place between 1915 and 1923. On April 24. 1915. over 200 Armenian religious. political. and intellectual leaders were arrested in Constantinople and in Armenian centers throughout the Ottoman empire by its rulers. These pillars of the Armenian community were then either deported or murdered. leaving the Armenian people leaderless. In May 1915. the deportation of all Armenians was ordered. The resulting death march. consisting mostly of women. children. and the elderly. wound its way across Asia Minor and Turkish Armenia Into the Syrian desert. Countless gruesome atrocities were Inflicted upon the defenseless Armenians. including rapes. drownings. and torture.
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