Athens, Greece. 19th May 2015. Evzones (Greek Presidential Guard) perform the Changing of the Guard ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Two Evzones are dressed in the black traditional uniform of Pontic soldiers. Greeks from the Pontus region (Black Sea) hold a commemoration ceremony for the anniversary of the Pontic genocide by the Ottoman Empire. The Pontic genocide is the ethnic cleansing of the Christian Greek population from the Pontus area in Turkey during World War I and its aftermath. Credit: Michael Debets/Alamy Live News

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