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Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day ( hy, Մեծ Եղեռնի զոհերի հիշատակի օր ''Mets Yegherrni zoheri hishataki or'') or Armenian Genocide Memorial Day is a public holiday in Armenia and the Republic of Artsakh and is
The date 24 April commemorates the deportation of Armenian intellectuals on 24 April 1915 from Constantinople (present-day Istanbul). The first commemoration, organised by a group of Armenian Genocide survivors, was held in Istanbul in 1919 at the local St. Trinity Armenian church. Many prominent figures in the Armenian community participated in the commemoration. Following its initial commemoration in 1919, the date became the annual day of remembrance for the Armenian Genocide.
On 9 April 1975, the US House of Representatives passed Joint Resolution 148 designating 24 April as a ''National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man''.
The Resolution commemorated the victims of genocide, ''especially those of Armenian ancestry who succumbed to the genocide perpetrated in 1915,'' The resolution however failed to pass in the
The Official Armenian Genocide Centennial Website
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observed
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by the Armenian diaspora on 24 April
Events Pre-1600
* 1479 BC – Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th dynasty).
*1183 BC – Traditional reckoning of the Fall of Troy ma ...
. It is held annually to commemorate the victims of the Armenian genocide of 1915. It was a series of massacres and starvation of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottomans. In Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, hundreds of thousands of people walk to the Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memorial to lay flowers at the eternal flame.
History
The date 24 April commemorates the deportation of Armenian intellectuals on 24 April 1915 from Constantinople (present-day Istanbul). The first commemoration, organised by a group of Armenian Genocide survivors, was held in Istanbul in 1919 at the local St. Trinity Armenian church. Many prominent figures in the Armenian community participated in the commemoration. Following its initial commemoration in 1919, the date became the annual day of remembrance for the Armenian Genocide.
On 9 April 1975, the US House of Representatives passed Joint Resolution 148 designating 24 April as a ''National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man''.
The Resolution commemorated the victims of genocide, ''especially those of Armenian ancestry who succumbed to the genocide perpetrated in 1915,'' The resolution however failed to pass in the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee
The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, informally the Senate Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of 22 U.S. senators whose role is to oversee the Department of Justice (DOJ), consider executive and judicial nominations ...
due to President Gerald R. Ford’s strong opposition to what he saw as a threat to the country's strategic alliance with Turkey.
In 1988, Soviet Armenia formally adopted 24 April as a public day of commemoration.
In 1997 in the US, the California State Assembly
The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature, the upper house being the California State Senate. The Assembly convenes, along with the State Senate, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.
The A ...
declared 24 April as a ''Day of Remembrance for the Armenian Genocide of 1915–1923, and for the victims of the Sumgait Pogroms of 1988 and Baku Riots of 1990''.
In 2007, Argentina passed National Law 26199, designating 24 April as "Day of Action for Tolerance and Respect among Peoples", in which Armenian Argentine
Armenian Argentines are ethnic Armenians who live in Argentina. Estimates vary, but between 70,000 and 120,000 people of Armenian ancestry live in the country, forming one of the largest groups in the Armenian diaspora worldwide. The core of the ...
s are excused from work.
In 2015, the House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The House of Common ...
unanimously passed Motion M-587, proposed by Brad Butt
Brad Butt (born May 10, 1967) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election.
He represented the electoral district of Mississauga—Streetsville as a member of the Conservative Party until his d ...
, marking April to be Genocide Remembrance, Condemnation and Prevention Month, and designating 24 April as Armenian Genocide Memorial Day.
In 2019, France marked its first national commemoration of the genocide, with French president Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Macron (; born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017. ''Ex officio'', he is also one of the two Co-Princes of Andorra. Prior to his presidency, Macron served as Minister of Econ ...
declaring 24 April "a national day of remembrance of the Armenian genocide", fulfilling a campaign pledge.
In 2021, US President Joe Biden recognized the genocide on 24 April, fulfilling a campaign pledge.
See also
* Armenian genocide recognition * 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide * Armenian genocide denial * "I Apologize" campaign * National Sorry Day * Truth and reconciliation commission * '' Vergangenheitsbewältigung''References
External links
The Official Armenian Genocide Centennial Website
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