By Mike O’Sullivan | Los Angeles
Two of the worst atrocities of the 20th century started in the month of April: the killing of 1.5 million Armenians in Ottoman Empire Turkey in 1915 and 1916, and the slaughter of 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus in Rwanda in 1994. Scholars and survivors say the process of healing is not easy. (more…)
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20th Century Mass Killings Remembered
Posted: April 18, 2011 in NewsTags: Armenians, genocide, Interahamwe, Jews, Ottoman Empire, Religion, Richard Hovannisian, Turkey, Tutsi, University of California