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Mississippi Becomes the 50th US State to Recognize the Armenian Genocide

Mississippi became the 50th US state to recognize the Armenian Genocide, with Governor Tate Reeve’s proclamation marking April as Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month”

“I’ve proclaimed April as Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month,” Governor Reeve said in a Twitter post.

“The systematic destruction of lives has spanned areas and cultures from Armenia to Darfur, the Holodomor to the Holocaust,” he added.

“Genocide has no place in society, and we must do everything we can to prevent it,” the Governor said.

Source: armedia.am

Vigen Avetisyan

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