MosJan Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 TRAGIC EVENTS OF THE PAST MUSTN’T BE FORGOTTENhttp://www.armtown.com/img/photo/pan_en_30645.jpgThe 1909 massacres in Adana marked the beginning of the Armenian Genocide of 1915, Armenian historian, UCLA Professor Richard Hovhannisyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. “We must not forget Adana massacre victims. It is one of the black pages of our history, and we mustn’t forget about it. We ought to raise our future generation in that spirit.” R. Hovhannisyan said that the ongoing dialogue between Armenia and Turkey must not be linked to the events of past. “This is history, and it mustn’t be linked to current negotiation process between Yerevan and Ankara. Still history mustn’t be sidelined,” UCLA Professor emphasized. According to Mr. Hovhannisyan, the Armenian community is looking forward to the US President’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide prior to the anniversary of the tragic event. “Barack Obama’s recent speech in the Turkish Parliament gives us hope that he hasn’t changed his position on Genocide recognition,” the historian stated. On April 1, 1909 the tension in Adana erupted into riots, which soon escalated into organized violence against the Armenian population of Adana and in several surrounding cities. Reports estimated that the massacres in Adana Province resulted in 30,000 deaths. Turkish and Armenian revolutionary groups had worked together to secure the restoration of constitutional rule, in 1908. On 31 March (or 13 April, by the Western calendar) a military revolt directed against the Committee of Union and Progress seized Istanbul. While the revolt lasted only ten days, it precipitated a massacre of Armenians in the province of Adana that lasted over a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted July 12, 2023 Report Share Posted July 12, 2023 Armenpress.am World-renowned Armenian historian Richard G. Hovhannisyan passed away 12:48, 11 July 2023YEREVAN, JULY 11, ARMENPRESS. World-renowned Armenian scientist, academician of the National Academy of Armenia Richard G. Hovhannisyan passed away on July 10, in the city of Los Angeles, US, at the age of 90, Armenian Center for National and International Studies reports. He was born and raised in Tulare, near Fresno, California, in a family of Armenian Genocide survivors.Hovannisian received his B.A. in history (1954) from the University of California, Berkeley, and his M.A. in history (1958) and his Ph.D. (1966) from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In 1986 Richard G. Hovhannisyan was appointed as the first holder of the Armenian Educational Foundation Endowed Chair in Modern Armenian History at UCLA. He is the author of the monumental four-volume tome about the First Republic of Armenia (1918-1920), as well as many books on Armenian Genocide. His son, Raffi Hovannisian, was the first Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1115153.html?fbclid=IwAR3NSN5r5znzW9R1Qew5O5V5rZ1k-92quLiY_uRsLga2Zb4X6404l9yL-zs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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