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Abroad, Sultan Abdul Hamid II was nicknamed the '''Red Sultan''' due to the massacres of Armenians during his rule, and use of the secret police to silence dissent and republicanism. These initiatives led to an assassination attempt in 1905 by Armenian revolutionaries. | Abroad, Sultan Abdul Hamid II was nicknamed the '''Red Sultan''' due to the massacres of Armenians during his rule, and use of the secret police to silence dissent and republicanism. These initiatives led to an assassination attempt in 1905 by Armenian revolutionaries. | ||
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