Namaqua genocide is widely considered as the first genocide of the 20th century. Awards In 1999, Greek president Costis Stephanopoulos awarded him the decoration of the Officer's Gold Cross of the Order of Phoenix in recognition of his many public service contributions. On December 12. 2003, he was sworn in as a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada. This gave him the honorific title "The Honourable" for Life. In 2014, Karygiannis was awarded the Mkhitar Gosh Medal from the Government of Armenia for his substantial input in international recognition of the Armenian Genocide. In 2014, he received the 25 Year of Karabakh Movement Gold Medal by the Government of The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic as the first Canadian to visit the Republic in 2012 to observe the Presidential Elections. References External links 1955 births Businesspeople from Athens Businesspeople from Toronto Gold Crosses of the Order of the Phoenix (Greece) Greek emigrants to Canada Liberal Party of Canada MPs Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Toronto city councillors University of Toronto alumni Politicians from Athens 21st-century Canadian politicians