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    HAYASTAN ALL ARMENIAN FUND CONGRATULATES VAHAKN DADRIAN AND WOLFGANG GUST, AMONG WINNERS OF PRESIDENT PRIZE

    Noyan Tapan
    June 1, 2009

    YEREVAN, JUNE 1, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Hayastan All
    Armenian Fund congratulates all winners of the 2008 President Prize,
    including intellectuals Vahakn Dadrian and Wolfgang Gust, who were
    awarded the prestigious prize for their valuable contributions to
    the study of Mets Yeghern as well as efforts to secure worldwide
    recognition for the first genocide of the 20th century. It was
    mentioned in the Fund's report.

    Gust received the President Prize for his groundbreaking research of
    German state archives pertaining to the 1915 Genocide. His landmark
    2005 study, The Armenian Genocide During the First World War: Documents
    from German State Archives, reveals the deep-rooted relations between
    imperial Germany and the Ottoman Empire during the first part of the
    20th century, particularly as documented in the secret correspondence
    of the German consul and ambassador in Istanbul with the Turkish
    government.

    Gust's 675-page volume includes 218 secret and top-secret telegrams,
    letters, and communiques, most of which have never been published
    previously.

    A renowned journalist and scholar, Gust has long been dedicated to
    the study of the Genocide. An Armenian translation of his first work
    related to the subject, 1993's The Armenian Genocide: The Tragedy of
    the Oldest Christian Nation, was published in Armenia in 20 02. In
    recognition of Gust's achievement, His Holiness Garegin II, Catholicos
    of All Armenians, bestowed on him the St. Sahak and St. Mashtots
    medal in 2001.

    Professor Vahakn Dadrian, who has devoted his entire career to the
    study of the Genocide, received the President Prize not only for his
    past achievements but ongoing research within his field. Currently
    serving as Director of Genocide Research at the Zoryan Institute in
    Arlington, Massachusetts, Dadrian is the author of numerous pioneering
    studies on the Genocide, German complicity, Turkish denial, parallels
    between the Genocide and the Holocaust, and related topics.

    The President Prize's special category, Valuable Contribution to
    the Recognition of the Genocide, was instituted in 2005. The prize
    for the category includes a certificate of achievement, a medal, and
    a monetary award in the amount of ,000. To date, nine scholars and
    public figures, including four Armenians, have received the President
    Prize in this category.

    Established in 2000 by the Boghossian Foundation, the President
    Prize promotes excellence in the Armenian arts, sciences, and
    Genocide-recognition efforts. It also includes the President Youth
    Prize, which awards young talents in various fields. Administered by
    the Hayastan All Armenian Fund, the juried annual prize is bestowed
    on recipients by the President of the Republic of Armenia, during
    a rewards ceremony held at the presidential residence. T his year
    the prize was awarded to 21 individuals, for achievements in one of
    nine categories.
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