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Barack Obama: We honor the memory of the 1.5 million Armenians who were brutally massacred or marched to their deaths in the waning…

On the recordApril 23, 2012
We honor the memory of the 1.5 million Armenians who were brutally massacred or marched to their deaths in the waning days of the Ottoman Empire.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Statement on Armenian Remembrance Day

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