Armenian Genocide Perpetrators When 1915 1923 Who The

Armenian Genocide

Perpetrators When: 1915 - 1923 Who: The Young Turkish Government (Nationalism) Ismail Enver Pasha (18811922) Member of the Young Turk Triumverate Mehmed Talaat Pasha (1847 -1921) Leader of the Party of “Ittihat ve Terakki” Genocide Organizer Jemal Pasha (1872 -1922) Member of the Young Turk Triumverate Genocide Doctor Nazim (1872 -1926) Executive Committee of Three

Victims Dead: 800, 000 to 1. 5 million (approx. half of the Armenian population in the Ottoman Empire) Causes: Execution, death marches, torture, famine, epidemic diseases Targets: Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire Refugees: ~500, 000 Armenian children returnees to Adana, 1918. In 1920 many of them were killed Armenian woman kneeling beside dead child in field “within sight of help and safety

Refugees How many? : ~500, 000 refugees Where did they go? : Refugees resettled mostly in the Russian Empire, the Middle East and North America. Since 1975, Los Angeles had the largest Armenian community outside of Armenia, with more than 280, 000 Armenians in the area. How were they treated? : They were mostly ignored and left to their own devices because of World War I. Who supported them? : The U. S. -based non-profit, Near East Relief, provided assistance to Armenian refugees through funding from the U. S. government and private donations. Did they go home? : Armenia officially became an independent state in 1991 and actively supports repatriation through its Department of Repatriations and Investigations. Armenian refugee children in 1915

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Summary of Genocide - Timeline 1915: First violent acts committed towards Armenians under the 1909: Ottoman guise of WWI. Empire is Sept. 5, 1915: The overthrown in the government orders Young Turk all Armenian Revolution. orphans to be 191 given Turkish 190 4 names. 0 April 24, 1915: Selected Armenian elite arrested, deported and killed, followed by ongoing massacres and deportations across villages within Turkish territory. Feb. 1919: A court martial to address war crimes is convened in Constantinople. 191 8 Oct. 5, 1915: The Turkish government confiscates the Armenian lands by a provisional law. 1914 -1918: World War I 1922: Lausanne Conference convenes. 192 3 Jan. 19, 1920: The Allies formally recognize the independence of Armenia.

Countries that Recognize the Armenian Genocide 1. Argentina 2. Belgium 3. Canada 4. Chile 5. Cyprus 6. France 7. Germany 8. Greece 9. Italy 10. Lebanon 11. Lithuania 12. Netherlands 13. Poland 19. Uruguay 14. Russia 20. Vatican 15. Slovakia City 16. Sweden 21. Venezuela 17. Switzerland 22. Austria 19. United States 23. (49 Bolivia out of 50 states) Armenians burnt alive in Sheykhalan by Turkish soldiers, 1915 24. Brazil 25. Czech Republic 26. Denmark 27. Luxembourg 28. Paraguay Armenian refugees at the pyramid made from the skulls of Armenian martyrs

Resources The History Channel – Armenian Genocide: http: //www. history. com/topics/armenian-genocide The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute: http: //www. genocide -museum. am/eng/index. php Armenian National Institute: http: //www. armenian-genocide. org Museum of Tolerance – Armenian Genocide: http: //www. museumoftolerance. com/site/c. tm. L 6 Kf. NVLt. H/b. 516 3019/k. A 02 E/Armenian_Genocide. htm United States Census Bureau: http: //ia 601605. us. archive. org/13/items/Los. Angeles-long. Beachsantaana. Ca. Metro. Area. Ancestry 2000/117073949 -Aff-Reports. pdf Near East Foundation: http: //www. neareast. org/ Ministry of Diaspora of the Republic of Armenia: http: //www. mindiaspora. am/en/About_us Migration Policy Centre: http: //www. migrationpolicycentre. eu/docs/migration_profiles/Ar menia. pdf