The largest gathering on 21st May in memory of “Circassian Genocide and Exile” takes place in Nalchik

[Circassian World Newsletter]

This year the largest gathering on 21st May in memory of “Circassian Genocide and Exile” takes place in Nalchik, the capitol of republic of Kabardino-Balkaria!

 

“The Circassian Genocide and Exile”, symbolised by the date of 21st May 1864, has been commemorated in many locations around the world where sizeable Circassian communities reside. While tens of marches and gatherings of all kinds have taken place in Turkey, which is home to the largest Circassian diaspora community in the world numbering around 3 million, making the country once again the centre of 21st May-related political activism in the diaspora, Nalchik, the capitol of the Circassian-majority republic of Kabardino-Balkaria in the Circassian homeland in the North Caucasus, has taken the central stage by hosting the largest crowds and march-goers to remember those who lost their lives in the Russo-Circassian Wars of 1763-1864, chanting slogans stressing Circassians’ determination to protect their political and cultural survival.

 

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