Mr. President. I rise to join my colleagues in commemorating one of this centurys most tragic events. Today marks the 80th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 191523. recognized by some as the first genocide of this century when 1 million Armenian men. women. and children lost their lives as a result of the brutal massacres and wholesale deportations conducted by the Turkish Ottoman rulers. Mr. President. on this day 80 years ago began one of the great martyrdoms of modern history. a systematic and methodical campaign to exterminate an innocent people. An entire nation was uprooted from its homeland scattering thousands of survivors around the world.
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