Avetik Sahakyan

Infobox_President|name=Avetik Sahakyan
Ավետիք Սահակյան
nationality=Armenian


order=2nd Parliamentary President of the Democratic Republic of Armenia
term_start=August 1, 1918
term_end=August 5, 1919
predecessor=Avetis Aharonian
successor=Avetis Aharonian
birth_date=1863
birth_place=
death_date=1933
death_place=
spouse=
party=Armenian Revolutionary Federation
vicepresident=

Avetik Hovhannesi Sahakyan or Sahakian ( _hy. Ավետիք Սահակյան, 1863 - 1933) also known as Father Abraham was an Armenian politician, the Parliamentary President (speaker) of the Democratic Republic of Armenia in 1918-19 [http://www.parliament.am/En/ Sahakyan at the Official site of Armenian Parliament] , the social security minister and member of ARF Dashnaktsutiun Eastern Bureau. He was also known as agricultural scientist [ [http://www.yerkir.am/eng/index.php?sub=newspaper_arm&exp=culture&month=01&year=2004&number=16&id=3369 New series:'living heroes'] , Yerkir Online, Jan 16, 2004] .

Biography

Sahakian was born in Jalal-oghli, modern Stepanavan, Armenia. He was included in Western Armenian liberation activities (since 1898) and ARF Caucasian project.

After Armenia became a Soviet republic Avetik Sahakyan moved to Tabriz, Persia, where his life was full of sufferings and losses. However, he always hope for returning to his motherland.

Books

*Ashot Nersisian, Aprogh herosner: Avetik Sahakian, Yerevan, 2004 (in Armenian)

References