Genocidio Armeni, tesina

Centenary of the Armenian Genocide (1915-2015)

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A wound that is still open...

My dream of a future without hate

Esame di stato – ITSE C. Deganutti

A.S. 2014-2015

MKRTCHYAN FILIP 5D RIM

What is Armenia?

Who are the Armenians?

First Christian state 301 AD; has its own

alphabet created by Mesrop Mashtoz

Armenians can be considered

«International» people;

Being Armenian, a way of life.

The «two Armenias»

Republic of the diaspora

Armenia (all around the planet)

(And Karabakh)

3 million inhabitants 7.7 million

People!

Armenians live side to side with

other cultures

They get in touch with other people’s cultures without ever forgetting theirs.

1915: The conflicts between

? Turks and Armenians

(1894-1923)

The «Hamidian» massacres (1894-1896)

The killings that preceded the Genocide, led by Sultan Abdul Hamid II

Road of hate and discrimination to the Genocide.

Armenians and other minorities were treated unjustly and demanded equality

They were considered

second class citizens...

1. Lots of extra-taxes for christians
2. No power to vote
3. Treated unequally in trials/lawsuits

Years 1890-1920, Ottoman

The Great Powers forced the

Sultan to make for the

minorities, but...

The reforms were never implemented in law, discriminations only became worse...

Up to 300.000 Armenian civilians were killed on Abdul Hamid’s order. (1894-1896)

Media and press described the Sultan as «Great Assassin» or «Bloody Sultan»

David Matas

Canadian human rights activist and writer.

«Nothing encourages a criminal more than knowing that he can commit a crime without being considered the responsible of it»

Growing Turk-nationalist movement:

The «Young Turks» party replaces Abdul Hamid II

«Pan Islamism» – Complete turkification of the Empire

1. No minorities tolerated unless they converted to the
2. Islam, elimination of every internal obstacle (even many
3. Turk journalists and civilians) that could represent a threat to the regime.

“Prototype” of Nazism…

Definition of the term

Geno - cide

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The word was introduced 1944 by Dr. Raphael

Lemkin

The Genocide (1915-1923)

Historical facts, horrible events, systematic

deportation, murder, plundering and looting of

goods of 1,5 million human beings

What happened...

being

Armenians were accused of