19 May Pontian-Greek Genocide Greek genocide also known as the
Pontic genocide, was the systematic killing of the Greek
population of the Ottoman Empire during World War I and its
aftermath (1914–1923). It was instigated by the government of
the Ottoman Empire against the Greek population of the Empire
and it included massacres, forced deportations involving death
marches, summary expulsions, arbitrary executions, and
destruction of Christian Orthodox cultural, historical and
religious monuments. Other ethnic groups were similarly attacked
by the Ottoman Empire during this period, including Assyrians
and Armenians. May God rest in peace the victims…