On 15 March 1921, Armenian student Soghomon Tehlirian killed Talaat Pasha—former grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire and the main architect of the Armenian genocide—in Berlin. At his trial, Tehlirian argued, "I have killed a man, but I am not a murderer"; the jury acquitted him.
At his trial for the assassination of Talaat Pasha, viewed as the main orchestrator of the Armenian genocide, Soghomon Tehlirian was acquitted after arguing: "I have killed a man, but I am not a murderer."
On June 3, in the year 1921, At his trial for the assassination of Talaat Pasha, viewed as the main orchestrator of the Armenian genocide, Soghomon Tehlirian was acquitted after arguing: "I have killed a man, but I am not a murderer.". This event is recorded as a Selected Events event in the history of June 3, one of 347 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on June 3, 1921 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Selected Events event in recorded history.
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- Wikipedia source last updated on 27 April 2026.
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