April 24. marked the anniversary of a tragic period in the history of Europe and. indeed. all mankind. On the night of April 24. 1915. over 200 religious. political. and intellectual leaders were executed by the Turkish administration. In a single nights sweep. the voice of the representatives of the Armenian nation was silenced. This event marked the beginning of an 8year policy of deportation and extermination of an entire minority population. From 1915 to 1923. 1/2 million Armenian men. women. and children had perished. and more than hall a million were exiled from their homes in the Ottoman Empire. Since that time.
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