Vazgen Manukyan

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Vazgen Manukyan Վասգէն Մանուկյան
5th Prime Minister of Armenia
In office 13 Aug 1990 – 22 Nov 1991
Succeeded by	Gagik Harutyunyan
Born	February 13, 1946 Gyumri, Armenia
Political party	National Democratic Union

Vazgen Manukyan (Armenian: Վասգէն Մանուկյան) was born on February 13, 1946 in Gyumri, Armenia. Manukyan holds a PhD in mathematics and physical science. He became Prime Minister of Armenia in August 13, 1990 and resigned on November 22, 1991. Also from 1992-1993 Manukyan became acting Minister of Defense. Furthermore, he was elected in parliament 3 times and ran for president 3 times, in 1996, 1998 and 2003, but he was unsuccessful. He is a member of the National Democratic Union party. Before Armenia gained its independence from the Soviet Union he was arrested in December 1988 in Moscow because he was a member of the Karabakh committee; he spent six months in prison. Manukyan is married and has three children.

Preceded by None; part of Soviet Union

Prime Minister of Armenia 1990-1991

Succeeded by Gagik Harutyunyan

Prime Ministers of Armenia

Democratic Republic of Armenia (1918-1920): Hovhannes Katchaznouni • Alexander Khatisyan • Hamo Ohanjanyan • Simon Vratzian Soviet era: as part of Transcaucasian SFSR (1922-1936), Armenian SSR (1936-1991): Sergey Lukashin • Sarkis Ambartsumyan • Sahak Ter-Gabrielyan • Abram Guloyan • Sarkis Ambartsumyan • Stepan Akopyan • Aram Piruzyan • Agasi Sarkisyan • Saak Karapetyan • Shmavon Arusanyan • Saak Karapetyan • Anton Kochinyan • Badal Muradyan • Grigory Arzumanyan • Fadey Sarkisyan • Vladimir Markaryants • Vazgen Manukyan Republic of Armenia (1991-): Vazgen Manukyan • Gagik Harutyunyan • Khosrow Arutyunyan • Hrant Bagratyan • Armen Sargsyan • Robert Kocharian • Armen Darbinyan • Vazgen Sargsyan • Aram Sargsyan • Andranik Margaryan • Serzh Sargsyan