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    GOV. SCHWARZENEGGER PROCLAIMS DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE FOR 2010

    armradio.am
    15.04.2010 11:32

    California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has proclaimed the week
    of April 19th through April 26th as "Days of Remembrance of the
    Armenian Genocide."

    "It is important to remember the horrors of the past in order to keep
    history from repeating itself. The Armenian Genocide was a terrible
    breach of human rights and an event that has outraged the world.

    Between 1915 and 1923, 1.5 million innocent Armenians lost their lives
    at the hands of the Ottoman Empire, and 500,000 more were forced from
    their homeland.

    The atrocities carried out against the Armenian people were grave
    and unimaginable, as they were subjected to deportation, abduction,
    torture, starvation and more. And as with any violent conflict,
    Armenian women and children suffered the worst abuses. The bulk of the
    Armenian population that was displaced from their homes was forced
    to escape to neighboring as well as faraway countries. Many fled to
    the United States.

    Today, California is honored to be home to a vibrant Armenian-American
    population, the largest outside the Republic of Armenia. This thriving
    community is a proud reminder of survival and determination even in
    the face of extreme injustice.

    As Americans and Californians, it is our duty to raise awareness
    of the Armenian Genocide and to participate in the remembrance and
    mourning of the loss of innocent lives.

    NOW, THEREFORE, I, ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, Governor of the State
    of California, do hereby proclaim April 19-26, 2010, as "Days of
    Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide."

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great
    Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 8th day of April
    2010."
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