- Leonid Azkaldian
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name=Leonid Azkaldian
caption=Leonid Azkaldian
born=November 23 ,1942
died=June 21 ,1992
placeofbirth=Tbilisi ,Georgian SSR
placeofdeath=Martakert ,Nagorno-Karabakh
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rank=Commander
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awards=Combat Cross of the First Degree
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laterwork=Leonid Rubeni Azkaldian ( _hy. Լեոնիդ Ռուբենի Ազգալդյան) (
23 November ,1942 Tbilisi –21 June ,1992 Martakert ) was an Armenian physicist and one of the founders and commander of the "Liberation Army " military organization.Biography
Leonid Azkaldian was born on
23 November ,1942 inTbilisi ,Georgian SSR in a family of Ruben Azkaldian, who was originally fromKamo ,Armenian SSR . In1959 he graduated fromAskanaz Mravyan school and in1960 he was admitted into the Physics Department ofMoscow State University . He later transferred and graduated with honors from the same department atYerevan State University . After graduation, he worked in many spheres of the national economy ofUSSR , mainly on planning methodology, automation of government systems and scientific research on automation systems.Leonid Azkaldian was one of the pioneers of the Karabakh movement and a military leader. From February 1990, he planned and organized the defense of several regions of Armenia and
Nagorno-Karabakh . He was especially instrumental in the self defense ofVardenis , first offensive of Nyuvadi and preventing theSoviet army from entering Yerevan after the May 27 Sovetashen clash. He later moved to Nagorno-Karabakh and participated in the battles ofGetashen ,Shahumian andMardakert . In June 1991, he co-founded and commanded, alongside Hovsep Hovsepyan, the "Liberation army" military organization whose goal was to preserve the self-determination and defense of the local Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. He was killed on 21 June, 1992 in the Tonashen village of Martakert, Nagorno-Karabakh. Posthumously he was awarded with the Order of the Combat Cross of the First Degree [ [http://archive.hetq.am/eng/society/0604-azgaldyan.html Hetq.am: A Soldier of Independence] ] [hy icon [http://www.hhk.am/arm/persons/leonid_azgaldyan.html HKK.am: Biography of Leonid Azakaldian] ] [ [http://www.haybachdban.org/Arevmdian-Hayastan/Nerkin-pajin/Artsakh/An-Essay-on-the-Psychology-of-the-Armenian-Fighters-of-Artsakh-War.pdf haybachdban.org: AN ESSAY ON THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE ARMENIAN FIGHTERS OF ARTSAKH WAR (1988 – 1994)] ]References
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