House recognizes and rebukes Armenian genocide in bipartisan vote

By Zach Halaschak

Published October 29, 2019 10:49pm ET

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House recognizes and rebukes Armenian genocide in bipartisan vote — This is the scene in Turkey in 1915 when Armenians were marched long distances and said to have been massacred. | (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution that recognizes and condemns the century-old slaughter of hundreds of thousands of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire.

The legislation was approved by a 405-11 vote and represents a rebuke to NATO ally Turkey, which has long lobbied for the killings not to be referred to as a genocide. Between 1915 and 1923, some 1.5 million Armenians were killed by the Ottoman Empire.

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