Text of the Resolution
Streat 19th
SR 118
LC 24 1335
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the worldwide victims of genocide and recognizing April
24, 1999, as "Georgia Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923";
and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, one and one-half million men, women, and children of
Armenian descent were the victims of the brutal genocide perpetrated by the Young Turk
government of the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923; and
WHEREAS, the Armenian genocide and massacres of Armenian people
have been recognized as an attempt to eliminate all traces of a thriving and noble
civilization over 3,000 years old; and
WHEREAS, the denial of the Armenian genocide by the present-day
Turkish government continues to antagonize the Armenian people concerning their own
rightful place in history; and
WHEREAS, by consistently remembering and openly condemning the
atrocities committed against the Armenians, Georgians are highly sensitive to the need for
constant vigilance to prevent similar atrocities in the future; and
WHEREAS, recognition of the eighty-fourth anniversary of this
genocide is crucial to guarding against the repetition of future genocides and educating
people about the atrocities connected to these horrific events; and
WHEREAS, Georgia is home to over 500 Armenian families; and
WHEREAS, Armenian-Americans living in Georgia have greatly enriched our state through
their leadership in business, agriculture, academia, government, and the arts.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of
this body join the Armenian community in honoring the memory of the victims of genocide
throughout the world and recognize April 24, 1999, as "Georgia Day of Remembrance of
the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923."
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate calls upon the people of
Georgia to observe that day by remembering the one and one-half million people of Armenian
ancestry who lost their lives during that terrible time.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is
authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Armenian
Independent Cultural Association of Atlanta, Inc.