Day of Remembrance for the Pontian Greek Genocide
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The Day of Remembrance for the Pontian Greek Genocide is an annual Greek observance honoring the victims and raising awareness of the early 20th-century persecution and mass killings of Pontian Greeks in the Ottoman Empire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Day of Remembrance for the Pontian Greek Genocide canonical | 1 |
| Greek Genocide Remembrance Day | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Day of Remembrance for the Pontian Greek Genocide Context triple: [Greek genocide, commemoratedAs, Day of Remembrance for the Pontian Greek Genocide]
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Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Deportation of the Crimean Tatars
The Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Deportation of the Crimean Tatars is a memorial day observed primarily in Ukraine and among Crimean Tatars to honor and mourn those persecuted, exiled, and killed under Soviet rule in 1944.
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Holodomor Memorial Day
Holodomor Memorial Day is an annual day of remembrance honoring the millions of victims of the man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine in 1932–1933.
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C.
Halabja Memorial Day
Halabja Memorial Day is an annual day of remembrance honoring the victims of the 1988 chemical bombing of the Kurdish city of Halabja in Iraq.
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Allied occupation of Smyrna
The Allied occupation of Smyrna was the post-World War I landing and control of the city by mainly Greek and other Allied forces, which became a flashpoint in the Greco-Turkish War and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
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E.
Holocaust in Greece
The Holocaust in Greece was the systematic persecution and murder of Greek Jews—most notably from communities such as Thessaloniki—by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II, which destroyed the vast majority of the country’s prewar Jewish population.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Day of Remembrance for the Pontian Greek Genocide Target entity description: The Day of Remembrance for the Pontian Greek Genocide is an annual Greek observance honoring the victims and raising awareness of the early 20th-century persecution and mass killings of Pontian Greeks in the Ottoman Empire.
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A.
Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Deportation of the Crimean Tatars
The Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Deportation of the Crimean Tatars is a memorial day observed primarily in Ukraine and among Crimean Tatars to honor and mourn those persecuted, exiled, and killed under Soviet rule in 1944.
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B.
Holodomor Memorial Day
Holodomor Memorial Day is an annual day of remembrance honoring the millions of victims of the man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine in 1932–1933.
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C.
Halabja Memorial Day
Halabja Memorial Day is an annual day of remembrance honoring the victims of the 1988 chemical bombing of the Kurdish city of Halabja in Iraq.
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D.
Allied occupation of Smyrna
The Allied occupation of Smyrna was the post-World War I landing and control of the city by mainly Greek and other Allied forces, which became a flashpoint in the Greco-Turkish War and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
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E.
Holocaust in Greece
The Holocaust in Greece was the systematic persecution and murder of Greek Jews—most notably from communities such as Thessaloniki—by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II, which destroyed the vast majority of the country’s prewar Jewish population.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
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commemorative observance ⓘ memorial day ⓘ |
| activities |
cultural events
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educational events ⓘ memorial services ⓘ public speeches ⓘ wreath-laying ceremonies ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
educate younger generations about Pontian Greek history
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promote recognition of the Pontian Greek Genocide internationally ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Pontian Greek Genocide
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linked to:
Greek genocide
ethnic cleansing of Pontian Greeks ⓘ mass killings of Pontian Greeks ⓘ persecution of Pontian Greeks in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupCommemorated |
Pontian Greeks
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linked to:
Greeks of Pontus
Pontic Greeks ⓘ
linked to:
Greeks of Pontus
|
| hasNameInGreek | Ημέρα Μνήμης της Γενοκτονίας των Ποντίων ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
preservation of Pontic Greek heritage
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protection of human rights ⓘ recognition of genocide ⓘ remembrance of historical injustices ⓘ |
| hasVictimGroup | Greek Orthodox population of Pontus ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
World War I and its aftermath
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collapse of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| honors | victims of the Pontian Greek Genocide ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| observanceType |
genocide remembrance day
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national remembrance day ⓘ public commemoration ⓘ |
| observedIn | Greece ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Greek cultural organizations
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Greek local authorities ⓘ Pontian Greek associations ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Orthodox communities of Pontus
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| perpetratorContext |
Ottoman authorities
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Young Turk regime ⓘ
linked to:
Committee of Union and Progress
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| purpose |
honor victims of Pontian Greek persecution
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raise awareness of the Pontian Greek Genocide ⓘ |
| relatedCommemoration |
Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
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Greek Genocide Remembrance Day ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Asia Minor Catastrophe
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Greek genocide ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ Pontic Greeks ⓘ
linked to:
Greeks of Pontus
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| religionContext |
Eastern Orthodox Christians
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linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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| timePeriodCommemorated | early 20th century ⓘ |
| victimReligion | Christian ⓘ |
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Subject: Day of Remembrance for the Pontian Greek Genocide Description of subject: The Day of Remembrance for the Pontian Greek Genocide is an annual Greek observance honoring the victims and raising awareness of the early 20th-century persecution and mass killings of Pontian Greeks in the Ottoman Empire.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Day of Remembrance for the Pontian Greek Genocide
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relatedCommemoration
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Greek Genocide Remembrance Day
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linked to: Day of Remembrance for the Pontian Greek Genocide