Mr. VALADAO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the anniversary
of the Armenian genocide, a horrific event impacting many of my own
constituents in California. From 1915 to 1923, the Ottoman Empire engaged in a systematic and
organized deportation and extermination of over 2 million Armenians
from their homeland. It is estimated that nearly 1.5 million Armenian
men, women, and children were killed and many more permanently
displaced or forced to flee. I recall one Armenian genocide remembrance ceremony outside city hall
in Fresno, California. During the ceremony, I was given a copy of the
event invitation, which had inscribed the words of Avetis Aharonian, an
influential Armenian writer and poet.
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