Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day (Armenia, France)

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April 24th, 2026

Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day (Armenia, France)

Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day or Armenian Genocide Memorial Day is a public holiday in Armenia and is observed by the Armenian diaspora on 24 April. It is held annually to commemorate the victims of the Armenian genocide of 1915. It was a series of massacres and starvation of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottomans. In Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, hundreds of thousands of people walk to the Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memorial to lay flowers at the eternal flame. This day is also called "Armenian Martyrs Day".

Source: Wikipedia Armenian_Genocide_Remembrance_Day

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