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Published on April 26, 2008
VANDALS DESECRATE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE KHACHKAR IN BUDAPEST
- The Khachkar dedicated to the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims in Budapest was desecrated by the unknown a few hours before the ceremonies of the 93rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, independent French journalist told PanARMENIAN.Net. The vandals pulverized of black painting in this crowned day of April 24, 2008. In the back of the monument painting entirely covers the word “Genocide” engraved in Armenian. The word “Lie” is overwritten in Hungarian. The memorial was erected in Budapest in 2000. It’s the first time that such an act of vandalism is perpetrated against the symbolic Armenian monument. The Armenian presence in Hungary goes up at 1000 years.
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Today in Armenian history- 1879 Death of Stepanos Nazaryan (public figure) in Moscow (Russia). He published the "Hyusisapail" (Aurora Borealis) monthly.
- 1904 The great battle of Semal (the Sassoon rebellion) took place under the leadership of General Andraneek. Hrair (Armenak Ghazarian) was killed in the fighting. He was born in 1864.
- 1920 Death of Vrtanes Papazyan (writer) in Yerevan. He was born in 1866.
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