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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 676

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the world 
community in observing Armenian Martyrs' Day on April 24, 2005; 
and

	WHEREAS, This day commemorates the day 90 years ago when 
over 200 Armenian civic, political, religious, and intellectual 
leaders were arrested by the Ottoman authorities; they were later 
executed in Constantinople; and

	WHEREAS, Approximately 1.5 million Armenian citizens of 
the Ottoman Empire were killed in the years during and after 
World War I in atrocities that constituted the first large-scale 
ethnic massacre of the 20th century; and

	WHEREAS, As a result of these tragic events, the Armenian 
people were displaced from their homes; most Armenian-Americans 
are descended from families that immigrated to the United States 
as a result of this catastrophe; and

	WHEREAS, The commemoration of these events unites the 
Armenian community and encourages all people to reflect on the 
consequences of violence against our fellow man; it provides the 
opportunity for citizens to honor the memory of those who lost 
their lives and to pay tribute to those who survived; now, 
therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
79th Legislature, hereby recognize April 24, 2005, as Armenian 
Martyrs' Day; and, be it further

	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in 
observance of this solemn occasion.
                                                                      Barrientos




________________________________ 
    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on April 22, 2005.



________________________________ 
    Secretary of the Senate



________________________________ 
     Member, Texas Senate