Avetik Sahakyan

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Avetik Sahakyan
Ավետիք Սահակյան
Avetik Sahakyan
In office
August 1, 1918 – August 5, 1919
Preceded by Avetis Aharonian
Succeeded by Avetis Aharonian
Born 1863
Died 1933
Nationality Armenian
Political party Armenian Revolutionary Federation

Avetik Hovhannesi Sahakyan or Sahakian (Armenian: Ավետիք Սահակյան, 1863 - 1933) also known as Father Abraham was an Armenian politician, the Parliamentary President (speaker) of the Democratic Republic of Armenia in 1918-19 [1], the social security minister and member of ARF Dashnaktsutiun Eastern Bureau. He was also known as agricultural scientist[2].

[edit] Biography

Sahakian was born in Jalal-oghli, modern Stepanavan, Armenia. He was included in Western Armenian liberation activities (since 1898) and ARF Caucasian project.

After Armenia became a Soviet republic Avetik Sahakyan moved to Tabriz, Persia, where his life was full of sufferings and losses. However, he always hope for returning to his motherland.

[edit] Books

  • Ashot Nersisian, Aprogh herosner: Avetik Sahakian, Yerevan, 2004 (in Armenian)

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.parliament.am/En/ Sahakyan at the Official site of Armenian Parliament
  2. ^ New series:'living heroes', Yerkir Online, Jan 16, 2004
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