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Apr. 24th, 2001 09:13 amARMENIA: MARTYR'S DAY
This is a solemn day in Armenia. Martyr's Day is also known as
Armenian Genocide Memorial Day. This national holiday commemorates
the 1915-16 massacre of more than one million Armenians by the Ottoman
Turks. At the time governments around the world condemned the crime,
but to this day the Turkish government denies its extent.
Brief facts about Armenia.
This is a solemn day in Armenia. Martyr's Day is also known as
Armenian Genocide Memorial Day. This national holiday commemorates
the 1915-16 massacre of more than one million Armenians by the Ottoman
Turks. At the time governments around the world condemned the crime,
but to this day the Turkish government denies its extent.
Brief facts about Armenia.