Avetik Sahakyan
| Avetik Sahakian Աւետիք Սահակեան | |
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| Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia | |
| In office 1 August 1918 – 1 August 1919 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Avetis Aharonian |
| Minister of Welfare (Public Assistance) and Labour of Armenia | |
| In office 10 August 1919 – 31 October 1920 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Artashes Babalian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1863 Jalaloghly, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Stepanavan, Armenia) |
| Died | 1933 (aged 69–70) Lebanon |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Political party | Armenian Revolutionary Federation |
Avetik Hovhannesi Sahakian (Armenian: Աւետիք Սահակեան; 1863–1933), also known as Father Abraham, was an Armenian politician, the Parliamentary President (speaker) of the First 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]
Biography
Sahakian was born in Jalaloghly, Tiflis Governorate (present-day Stepanavan, Armenia). He was included in Western Armenian liberation activities (since 1898) and ARF Caucasian project. After Armenia became a Soviet republic, Avetik Sahakian was among the members of the A.R.F. who moved to Tabriz and afterwards lived in exile.
Books
- Nersisian, Ashot. Aprogh herosner: Avetik Sahakian, Yerevan, 2004 (in Armenian)
References
- ↑ Sahakyan profile at the Official site of Armenian Parliament
- ↑ "New series: 'living heroes'", Yerkir Online, 16 January 2004.
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