Speaker. today marks the anniversary of a tragic period in European history. From 1915 to 1923. over 11/2 million Armenian men. women. and children became victims of a massive genocide perpetrated by governments of the Ottoman Empire. By the end of the period. nearly 2 million Armenian citizens were systematically exterminated or deported. The modern world now witnesses another genocide In northern Iraq. and it Is appropriate that we take this time to revisit the horrors of the Armenian travesty In the hopes that our children will be prepared to prevent any similar acts In the future. On the night of April 24. 1915. over 200 religious. political. and intellectual leaders were executed by the Turkish administration. This event marked the beginning of an 8year policy of deportation and extermination of an entire minority population. Since that time. April 24 has been considered the symbolic date to remember the Armenian genocide.
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