- Rafael Ghazaryan
Rafael Ghazaryan ( _hy. Ռաֆայել Ղազարյան,
1924 -November 3 ,2007 ,Yerevan ) was an Armenian radio-physicist, academician, public activist, a member ofKarabakh Committee .Ghazaryan was a
World War II veteran. He is an author of a number of works onRadiophysics , Laser atmosphere technics and light modulation, a member of theNational Academy of Sciences of Armenia . He was the founder of Laser technics cafedras atYerevan State University and Yerevan Polytechnic Institute. [ [http://www.kavkaz-uzel.ru/newstext/news/id/1200889.html Скончался известный общественный деятель Армении член комитета "Карабах" Рафаэл Казарян (in Russian)] ] In 1988, along with other members of Karabakh Committee he was arrested by Soviet authorities.In 1989 he became the vice-president of the Supreme Council (parliament) of
Armenian SSR , in 1990-95 he headed the parliamentarian Committee of Science and Education. Also he was the director of Engineering Center "Mashtots" [Engineering Center "Mashtots" http://www.sci.am/resorgs.php?oid=9&langid=1] .During the last years he was one of the leaders of the “Intellectual Forum” (
Armenia ).References
* [http://www.alikonline.com/files/2007/nov/4/4A03.htm Ghazaryan at "Alik" Armenian daily]
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