Basentsi Azoyan

Basentsi Azoyan (1947, November 30, in the village of Vaghoudi, region of Sisian – 2006 June 12) was a Major-General and chief of the Intelligence Department of the Armenian armed forces general staff.

A graduate of the KGB’s Institute, in 1974-1995 Basentsi Azoyan occupied high posts in the national security system. In 1980-1982 he was detached to Iran and in 1983-1986 to Afghanistan. Since 1995, Basentsi Azoyan served for the Armenian armed forces. He was decorated with the orders for Military Service: Marshal Hovhannes (Ivan) Baghramian, Andranik Ozanyan, Garegin Njdeh, the order for Strengthening Partnership and the order for Irreproachable Service as well as with the USSR medals and orders.

He died at the age of 59 on June 12, 2006 and was buried at the Yerablur pantheon. Major-General Azoyan was married with two children.