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An [[Armenians|Armenian]] woman kneeling beside a dead child in a field during the '''[[Armenian Genocide]]''', conducted by the government of the [[Ottoman Empire]]. The [[genocide]] is generally held to have begun on 24 April 1915, when Ottoman authorities arrested some [[Deportation of Armenian notables in 1915|250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders]] in [[Constantinople]]. The rest of the Armenian population were deported into the deserts of Syria and |
An [[Armenians|Armenian]] woman kneeling beside a dead child in a field during the '''[[Armenian Genocide]]''', conducted by the government of the [[Ottoman Empire]]. The [[genocide]] is generally held to have begun on 24 April 1915, when Ottoman authorities arrested some [[Deportation of Armenian notables in 1915|250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders]] in [[Constantinople]]. The rest of the Armenian population were deported into the deserts of Syria and died due to starvation, exhaustion, and massacre. The total number of people killed in the eight years of genocide has been estimated at between 1 and 1.5 million. Though the events are widely [[Armenian Genocide recognition|recognized by historians]], the Turkish government has refused the classification of events as a genocide. <!--(100th anniversary)--> |
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|credit=Photograph: [[American Committee for Relief in the Near East]] restoration: [[User:MjolnirPants|MjolnirPants]] |
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An Armenian woman kneeling beside a dead child in a field during the Armenian Genocide, conducted by the government of the Ottoman Empire. The genocide is generally held to have begun on 24 April 1915, when Ottoman authorities arrested some 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Constantinople. The rest of the Armenian population were deported into the deserts of Syria and died due to starvation, exhaustion, and massacre. The total number of people killed in the eight years of genocide has been estimated at between 1 and 1.5 million. Though the events are widely recognized by historians, the Turkish government has refused the classification of events as a genocide.Photograph: American Committee for Relief in the Near East restoration: MjolnirPants