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PRESS RELEASE
Thursday, April 23, 2009

State Senate Commemorates 94th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide

The California State Senate today solemnly recognized the 94th
anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, when more than one and a half
million Armenian men, women and children were victims of a brutal
genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Senator Dave Cogdill
is a principal coauthor of Assembly Joint Resolution 14
< ?bill_number=3Dajr_14&sess=3DCUR&house=3DB &author=3Dkrekorian> , which commemorates the Armenian
Genocide.

"Armenians have held their cause alive and never allowed the world to
forget the crimes inflicted in cold blood on their families. But there
is far more to the story of the Armenians than a closed chapter in the
history books. There is also the story of survivors carving out new
identities in new lands," said Senator Cogdill. "Armenian Americans
have enriched our state through leadership in the fields of academia,
medicine, business, agriculture, government and the arts. With great
admiration, I salute the Armenian people for their great courage and

Last year Senator Cogdill authored Senate Concurrent Resolution 93
< ?bill_number=3Dscr_93&sess=3DPREV&house=3D B&author=3Dcogdill> , which designated 2008 as the Year of
William
Saroyan, an Armenian American author from Fresno, and recognized the
cultural contributions of Armenian Americans to California. More members
of the Armenian community live in California than any other state in the
nation.

Tomorrow in Fresno, Senator Cogdill will speak at an event commemorating
the 94th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

Senator Cogdill proudly represents part or all of the counties of
Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tuolumne.

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