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Apr 24, 2022 23 tweets 7 min read
Today is the 107th anniversary of the #ArmenianGenocide.
On April 24, 1915, Turkish officials arrested 250 Armenian leaders and intellectuals in Constantinople. More arrests followed as thousands of Armenian notables were imprisoned, executed or deported.
1/22 This marked the beginning of the systematic destruction of the Ottoman Empire's Armenian population. The persecutions continued with varying intensity until 1923.
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