Simon Zavarian

Simon Zavarian

Simon Zavarian, (Armenian: _hy. Սիմոն Զաւարեան) also known by his "nom de guerre" Andon ( _hy. Անտոն), (1866-1913) was one of the three founders of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation and part of Armenian national liberation movement, along Kristapor Mikaelian and Stepan Zorian.

Role in the founding of the ARF

Simon Zavarian was born in the village of Aykehad, in the province of Lori. Growing up, he attended the Village Administration college of Moscow. He later settled in Tiflis, where he met Kristapor Mikaelian and Stepan Zorian. Together, they co-founded the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) in 1890. Their new political party had a major impact on Armenians. It gained support by demanding reforms and taking up arms to defend Armenian citizens of the Ottoman Empire. As a cofounder of the party, he participated in the framework of the plans and rules of the Dashnaks and served as a member of the ARF central bureau. As an activist, he did research for the party and performed organizational work during his many travels to different worldwide locations.He also traveled to Mush and Sassoun as a teacher and eventually settled in Istanbul, where he worked on the newspaper "Azadamard".

Post Constitution days

During the 1908 Constitutional revolution in Turkey, he participated in the development of Armenian improvement plans and using the archives of the Archdiocese and scientific researches, he developed a census of the number of Western Armenians.

He died unexpectedly in Istanbul in 1913, at the age of 47. He failed see an independent Armenia, Rosdom being the only one of the three founders to witness it.

References

* [http://www.jdemirdjian.com/Armenians/Armenian_Heroes/Zavarian.htm Simon Zavarian biography in English and Armenian]
* Translated from the Armenian: Mihran Kurdoghlian, Badmoutioun Hayots, C. hador [Armenian History, volume III] , Athens, Greece, 1996, pg. 34.

See also

* Armenian Revolutionary Federation
* Democratic Republic of Armenia
* Christapor Mikaelian
* Stepan Zorian


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