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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 |
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 conventionally held to have begun on 24 April 1915, when Ottoman authorities arrested and executed some [[Deportation of Armenian notables in 1915|250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders]] in [[Constantinople]]. Much of the Armenian population were subsequently [[Tehcir Law | deported]] into the deserts of Syria, where most died. The total number of people killed in eight years of genocide and [[pogroms]] has been estimated at between 1 and 1.5 million. Though the events are widely [[Armenian Genocide recognition|recognized as a genocide]] by historians, the Turkish government rejects such a description. <!--(100th anniversary)--> |
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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 conventionally held to have begun on 24 April 1915, when Ottoman authorities arrested and executed some 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Constantinople. Much of the Armenian population were subsequently deported into the deserts of Syria, where most died. The total number of people killed in eight years of genocide and pogroms has been estimated at between 1 and 1.5 million. Though the events are widely recognized as a genocide by historians, the Turkish government rejects such a description.Photograph: American Committee for Relief in the Near East restoration: MjolnirPants