I would like to recognize and commemorate the observance of the 83rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. a solemn. yet historically significant event. On April 24. 1915. 200 intellectuals. political and religious leaders from Constantinople were executed by Turkish officials. Over the next 8 years. 1.5 million Armenians were driven from their homes. forced to endure death marches. starved. forced into slavery. deported. tortured and executed in mass numbers. The period of 191523 marks one of the darkest periods of modern timesthe first example of genocide in the 20th century. Today. we honor the victims. who suffered at the hands of the Ottoman Turks. and express our condolences to their descendants.
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