Mihran Damadian

Mihran Damadian (1863, Constantinople – 1945) was an Armenian freedom fighter, political activist, writer and teacher.

He was educated in the Armenian Catholic Seminary at Venice, Italy. He then became a teacher in the Sassoun district. With Medzn Mourad, he led the Sassoun Resistance in 1894. He was captured and taken to prison where his captors broke his leg to prevent any possibility of escape.^[1] He was sent in chains to Constantinople, and stayed for some time there in prison.

Mihran Damadian was a notable Hunchak (and subsequently a Reformed Hunchak which became known as Ramgavar) activist.^[2] He was also the chief negotiator with the French authorities. As negotiator, he proposed that France take the mandate of independent Cilicia in 1920).^[3]

He ran the gauntlet of Turkish guerrillas on the mountain road to Adana.^[4]

References

1. ^ Blackwell, Alice Stone. Armenian Poems, Rendered into English Verse. Boston, MA: Atlantic Printing Company, 1917
2. ^ Revolutionary Figures by Mark D. Gavoor
3. ^ Armenian Library & Museum of America to Honor the Forgotten Heroes of the Armenian Legion - The Armenian Reporter
4. ^ Double Vision: Reflections on My Heritage, Life, and Profession - by Ben Haig Bagdikian, p.83

External links

• Mihran Damadian at Armeniapedia.org

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Name	Damadian, Mihran
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Date of birth	1863
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Date of death	1945
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