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Groups opposed to Sultan Abdul Hamid II come together to form Young Turks.
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Armed clashes pit the Armenian Revolutionary Federation against the Ottoman Government forces in Sasun, Turkey.
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A branch of the Young Turks forms a political party called the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP).
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Aremenians in Adana and nearby villages are massacred
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The Teskilati Mahsusa (Special Organization) is placed under the contril of Enver Pasha and the Ottoman war department.
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World War I begine; Turkey joins on the side of the Central Powers; looting of Armenian businesses begins.
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Enver Pasha, Ottoman minister of war, attacks Russian-occupied Armenia. His forces lose.
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The Ottoman Government issues an order stating that Christian Armenians must be eliminated; Armenians are killed in towns and villages throughout the empire.
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The Ottoman Government issues the Temporary Law of Deportation, authorizing the transportation of Armenians to remote parts of the empire.
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The Ottoman Government formally rejects foreign aid for deported Armenians.
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The Ottoman Govt. passes a law that allowes it to take ownership of alll Armenian real estate.
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From 1917-1918, Entente forces take control of important cities in Mesopotamis (Present-day Iraq) and Syria; they start gathering displaced Armenians.
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From 1919-1920
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The Entente Powers recognize Armenia as an independent nation.
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The Soviet Union invades Armenia, and the country becomes part of the Soviet Union.
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Mehmed Talat, leader of the CUP responsible for the Armenian massacres, is assassinated in Berlin by Soghomon Tehlirian, a 24 yr old Armenian.
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The Soviet Union breaks up and the independent Republic of Armenia is formed.
