Armenia marks 100 years since genocide by Ottoman Turks

Canonization of #ArmenianGenocide victims at Etchmiadzin #Armenia. pic.twitter.com/KyONs7e1eU

— Kate Nahapetian (@KN87) April 23, 2015

Yerevan right now!!! Free #SystemOfADown concert of epic proportions yehhhhh #WakeUpTheSouls#ArmenianGenocidepic.twitter.com/8gacxfLB7U

— Serge (@Zinvor) April 23, 2015

The Armenian Church conferred sainthood on Armenians killed by Ottoman forces 100 years ago.

"During the dire years of the genocide of the Armenians, millions of our people were uprooted and massacred in a premeditated manner, passed through fire and sword, tasted the bitter fruits of torture and sorrow," Catholicos of All Armenians, Karekin II, said at the ceremony on Thursday.

#BREAKING: Armenian Church canonizes 1.5 million #ArmenianGenocide victims. #Turkeyfailedpic.twitter.com/GbP1F5sNXj

— Armenian Genocide (@Genocideof1915) April 23, 2015

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Francois Hollande are expected to arrive in Yerevan to commemorate the somber anniversary.

German President Joachim Gauck has condemned the Armenian genocide, adding that "in remembering it, we are not putting anyone who is alive today in the dock.”

"The fate of the Armenians is exemplary for the history of mass destructions, ethnic cleansings, expulsions and, yes, the genocides during the 20th century,” he said.

Charles Aznavour arrives in Armenia to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the #ArmenianGenocide. pic.twitter.com/lSkNU0sOm6

— Armenian Genocide (@Genocideof1915) April 24, 2015

'Those who wanted to eliminate Armenians did not succeed' - President Sargsyan on #armeniangenocidehttps://t.co/SsHY5Kg9M7

— RT (@RT_com) April 24, 2015

#Armenia#ArmenianGenocide#April24#flashmob#miasinhttps://t.co/jF3ilUSy41pic.twitter.com/6r5sQuSAXN

— Hakob Hakobyan (@ParonHakobyan) April 24, 2015

Armenian Genocide Commemoration at memorial complex in Erevan WATCH LIVE http://t.co/P4iBKsAffWpic.twitter.com/ZdiDiGpLdO

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Thousands are expected to rally in Los Angeles on Friday to commemorate the victims of the Armenian genocide. The march will be followed by a procession from the Little Armenia neighborhood to the Turkish consulate.