I rise to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915 to 1923. Today. we are marking the anniversary of a terrible time for the Armenian people. a time of tragic oppression and horrific suffering. April 24. 1915. marks the date when many Armenians were uprooted and deported from Turkish Armenia. dying of starvation. disease. and massacres. An estimated one and a half million people died during the period 19151923. the victims of the last years of the Ottoman Empire. In recalling those awful days. we are also commemorating the strength of the Armenian people whose fortitude of character and culture gave them the will to triumph over their tragedy.
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