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Bundestag resolution of 2 June 2016

Germany's parliament adopted a motion calling the destruction of the Armenians in 1915 and 1916 a genocide and acknowledging the German Empire's share of the guilt.

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2 Jun 2016

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  • Imperial German government the motion says the German Empire bears a share of the guilt (the quoted German means: the German Empire bears a share of the guilt for the events) Primary record 1
  • Germany the Bundestag adopted it with one vote against and one abstention (the quoted German says exactly that) Primary record 2
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  1. 2 Jun 2016 Bundestag resolution of 2 June 2016
Proof 2 sources
  1. Drucksache 18/8613: Erinnerung und Gedenken an den Völkermord an den Armeniern und anderen christlichen Minderheiten in den Jahren 1915 und 1916 (motion of CDU/CSU, SPD and Greens), Deutscher Bundestag, 1 Jun 2016. Primary record
    Das Deutsche Reich trägt eine Mitschuld an den Ereignissen.
  2. Antrag zum Völkermord an Armeniern beschlossen (Bundestag report, 2 June 2016), Deutscher Bundestag, 2 Jun 2016. Primary record
    Insgesamt gab es nur eine Gegenstimme und eine Enthaltung.
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