65th Anniversary Of The Deportation Of Crimean Tatars

A Wreath-Laying Ceremony is scheduled for Monday, 18 May 2009, to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Deportation of Crimean Tatars and Other Nationalities from Crimea in 1944. The event will take place at the Victims of Communism Memorial, Massachusetts Ave., NW and New Jersey Ave., NW, Washington, DC (about two blocks from the Union Station), at 6:00-6:30 pm. Organized by International Committee for Crimea, Ukraina Citizens International Association and U.S.-Ukraine Foundation, the event is open to the public.

In December 2008, The Ukrainian Parliament approved a list of significant dates in Ukrainian history that will be observed officially in 2009. Accordingly, the 65th anniversary of the deportation of Crimean Tatars and other nationalities (Crimean Greeks, Armenian, Bulgarians and Gypsies) from their homeland is one of these dates.

For directions to the Victims of Communism Memorial and map, see the VCMF Web site: http://www.victimsofcommunism.org/contactus.php