- Boghos Nubar
Boghos Nubar (1851-1930) was a liberal, the son of
Egyptian Prime MinisterNubar Pasha and the founder, alongside ten otherArmenian national movement leaders, of theArmenian General Benevolent Union onApril 15 ,1905 .Career
Boghos Nubar was awarded the Belgian "Ordre de Leopold" and Egyptian "Mejidieh", "Osmanieh" and "Nile" honorary degrees and medals for distinguished services [Nubar and Nubarashem, a publication of the general Directorship of the
Armenian General Benevolent Union (Paris, 1929), 5-7.] Nubar fought valiantly for the Armenian cause. [By Joan George "Merchants in Exile: The Armenians of Manchester, England, 1835-1935" page 184] In January, 1919, The Times published a letter from the Boghos Nubar (anOttoman citizen) in which he protests, blatedly, about the non-representation of Armenians at theParis Peace Conference, 1919 . The letter includes a useful summary of the Armenian contribution to the allied war effort. [By Joan George "Merchants in Exile: The Armenians of Manchester, England, 1835-1935" page 184]Notes
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