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Barack Obama: We honor the memory of the more than 800,000 men, women, and children who were senselessly slaughtered simply because of…

On the recordApril 5, 2014
We honor the memory of the more than 800,000 men, women, and children who were senselessly slaughtered simply because of who they were or what they believed.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Statement on the 20th Anniversary of the Genocide in Rwanda

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