Genocide

Pontic Greek genocide

1914 – 1923 · 39.00° N, 35.00° E

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When
1914 – 1923
Kind
Genocide
Deaths
100,000
Coordinates
39.00° N, 35.00° E
Description
1914–1923 genocide of Pontic Greeks
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Pontic Greek genocide

1914–1923 genocide in the Ottoman Empire

The Pontic Greek genocide, or the Pontic genocide, was the deliberate and systematic destruction of the indigenous Greek community in the Pontus region in the Ottoman Empire during World War I and its aftermath.

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