Sevkaretsi Sako
| Sevkaretsi Sako | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Native name | Սևքարեցի Սաքո |
| Born |
14 January 1870 Sevkar, Russian Empire |
| Died |
13 November 1908 (aged 38) Persia |
| Allegiance |
 Dashnaktsutyun |
| Years of service | ?—1908 |
| Battles/wars |
Armenian National Liberation Movement Khanasor Expedition (1897) Persian Constitutional Revolution (1906) |
Sevkaretsi Sako (January 14, 1870 – November 13, 1908) was an Armenian revolutionary and member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation.[1][2][3]
Life
Sevkaretsi Sako was born as Sarkis Tsovanyan in the Sevkar village of the Russian Empire, currently located at the northeastern part of Armenia.[2] He establish relations with such prominent Armenian revolutionaries as Sarkis Gugunian, Kristapor Mikaelian, and Rosdom.[4]
In 1892 Sevkaretsi Sako resided in the monastery of Derik, near the Iranian-Turkish border in order to facilitate the transfer of Armenian volunteer soldiers, equipment, and weapons into Western Armenia.[1][4]
In 1897 he took part in the Khanasor Expedition as commander of the cavalry group where an offensive from Armenian revolutionary fighters against the Kurdish Mazrik tribe resulted in a victory.[1][4] After the campaign was finished, Sevkaretsi Sako settled in Echmiatsin but soon returned to Western Armenia where he was arrested by Turkish police in Van, and was given a 101 year prison sentence.[1][4] In 1901 he was however given opportunity to be prosecuted through a Russian court which allowed him to be released.[1][4]
During the Armenian-Tatar clashes in 1905, Sevkaretsi Sako organized the self-defense of Gazakh-Shamshadin.[1][4] After the clashes, he eventually took part in the Persian Constitutional Revolution as a commander of cavalry.[4]
In 1908 he died of cholera at the age of 38.[4]
Legacy
A street is named after Sevkaretsi Sako in Armenia.[5]
In the village of his birthplace Sevkar, a bust of Sevkaretsi Sako has been inaugurated in his honor.[6]
A 194 page book was written by V. Valatian in 1959 which describes in detail about Sevkaretsi Sako's life and achievements.[3]
See also
- Armenian resistance
- Armenian national liberation movement
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 The Autobiography of Sevkaretsi Sako (in Armenian). Lebanon: Kaytser. 1994. p. 194.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dasnabedian, Hratch. History of the Armenian Revolution Federation.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 V. Valatian, "Sévkarétsi Sako", in "HAIRENlK", 1959, N°s 2 à 8. 54
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 "Знаменитые федаи – Герои сопротивления" (in Russian). Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ↑ "Way: Sevkaretsi Sako street (49602441)". Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ↑ "Սեւքարեցիներն ապրում են անցյալի փառավոր հուշերով". Hetq (in Armenian). 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2 February 2013.