Mr. Speaker 82 yenta ago there began one of the most tragic events in modem history: the persecution of the Armenian population of Ottoman Turkey. which led to the death or deportation of some 2 million men. women. and children--soely because of their ethnicity. Over a 10year period. Trklish Armenians were subjected to abitrary execution. torture. and forced labor. Armenian women were raped or forced into prostitution. and tons of thousands of men. women. and children were forced onto death marches that claimed their lives. When this horrified tragedy ended. as many as 1.5 million Armenians were dead. and hundreds of thousands of others became refugees. The Armenan genocide decimated the Armenian community In Turkey. reducing its size by some 90 percent. Many years have passed since these events. but we must never forget wha happened to the Armenians of Ottoman Turkey solely because of their ethricity.
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