Madam Speaker. I rise today to honor the memory of the victims of the Armenian genocide. On April 24. 1915. over 200 Armenian religious. political. and intellectual leaders were murdered in Constantinople by the government of the Ottoman Empire. This event marked the beginning of a systematic mass murder of 1.5 million Armenian people and the displacement of nearly 500.000 refugees. Today marks the 93rd anniversary of the beginning of an 8 year siege against the property. dignity and lives of the Armenian people. We are here today to fully recognize the impact of this event. More than a dozen other countries including France.
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