April 19, 2005
PROCLAMATION
Be it known that
WHEREAS,
Between 1915 and 1923, prior to the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, more than a million people of the Armenian ancestry were victims of a genocide perpetrated by the governments of the Ottoman Empire; and,
WHEREAS,
We join with the Armenian-American citizens of Central Texas in opposing such atrocities; and,
WHEREAS,
We, likewise, join with the Armenian Community of Austin in honoring the memory of these victims at ceremonies being held here today:
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, Will Wynn, Mayor of the City of Austin, Texas, do hereby proclaim
April 24, 2005
As
Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
In Austin.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the City of
Austin to be affixed this 19th Day of April
in the Year Two Thousand Five
(Signed)
Will Wynn, Mayor
City of Austin, Texas
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