Thousands died during the long march. Many were murdered and some survivors were subjected to rape. It is estimated that 11.2 million Armenians had been killed through deportations and massacres. By 1923 the Turks had successfully erased nearly all remnants of the Armenian culture which had existed in their homeland for 3.000 years. At the beginning of World War I. there were more than 21/2 million Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire. Today. fewer than 80.000 Armenians remain in Turkey. In 1915. approximately half a million Armenian refugees were able to escape death and relocate in Russia. the Arab countries. Europe. and America. I stand here today to say the genocide did happen.
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