Armenian Genocide By agefter Oct 1, 1889 Opposers of Sultan Abdul Hamid II come together to form the Young Turks Oct 1, 1906 Young Turks form CUP Oct 1, 1909 Armenians are massacred in nearby villages Oct 1, 1913 Teskilati Mahsusa (Special Organization) places under control off Pasha and Ottoman War department Aug 1, 1914 WWI begins, Turkey joins on the side of Central powers Dec 22, 1914 Pasha attacks Russian occupied Armenia. His forces lose though Feb 1, 1915 Ottoman government issues stating that Christian Armenians must be killed May 27, 1915 Temporary Deportation (authorizing transportation of Armenians to other parts of the empire) Mar 29, 1916 Ottoman government rejects foreign aids for deported Armenians Oct 5, 1916 Ottoman government passes a law, allows to take ownership of Armenian local estate Oct 31, 1917 Entente forces take control of Mesopotamia and Syria Oct 31, 1919 Under control of Turkish government convenes a military tribunal to try those responsible for crimes against Armenia Jan 19, 1920 Entente Powers recognize Armenia as an independent nation Nov 20, 1920 Soviet Union invades Armenia and country becomes part of SU Mar 14, 1921 Talat is assassinated in Berlin Dec 26, 1991 Soviet Union fell apart and Armenia is independent
