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NATIONAL HERO MOVSES GORGOSYAN WOULD TURN 50 TODAY (VIDEOS)
Tert.am
03.12.11
Today marks the 50th birthday of Armenian National Hero Movses
Gorgisyan.
One of the most outstanding personalities in the history of Armenia's
third republic, Gorgisyan had an unforgettable role in the late 1980's
nationalistic movement and struggle for independence. He was known
as a true hero and a warrior never tolerating the evil and always
struggling for justice. "Mourning is forever if there's no struggle"
was Gorgisyan's motto that characterized him best.
Movses Gorgisyan was born in 1961 in Yerevan. In 1984, he graduated
from the Armenian Teacher Training University's Culture Department,
receiving the qualification of a stage director and producer. From
1986 till 1987, Gorgisyan worked at the Drama Theatre of Goris town.
In 1987, he joined the nationalistic movement, becoming a member of
the National Self-determination Union. He was the first person to hoist
Armenia's tricolor flag on Liberty Square on Armenia's First Republic
anniversary in 1988. One of the founders of the Independence Army,
Gorgisyan is widely known for his speeches on the re-establishment
of Armenia's independent statehood. Since the start of the Artsakh
(Ngorno-Karabakh) movement, he was among the champions of Artsakh
Armenians' fight for independence. On January 18, 1990, border villages
in Ararat region came under Azeri militants' armed attack. A day later
the Armenian fighters eliminated one of the enemy's detachments,
seizing a large quantity of weapons. Together with his warriors,
Goorgisyan launched attacked and silenced the enemy's weapon
emplacement on a hill but he died a hero's death in the battle.
Gorgisyan's body is buried in Yerevan's Tsitsernakaberd Park.
Tert.am
03.12.11
Today marks the 50th birthday of Armenian National Hero Movses
Gorgisyan.
One of the most outstanding personalities in the history of Armenia's
third republic, Gorgisyan had an unforgettable role in the late 1980's
nationalistic movement and struggle for independence. He was known
as a true hero and a warrior never tolerating the evil and always
struggling for justice. "Mourning is forever if there's no struggle"
was Gorgisyan's motto that characterized him best.
Movses Gorgisyan was born in 1961 in Yerevan. In 1984, he graduated
from the Armenian Teacher Training University's Culture Department,
receiving the qualification of a stage director and producer. From
1986 till 1987, Gorgisyan worked at the Drama Theatre of Goris town.
In 1987, he joined the nationalistic movement, becoming a member of
the National Self-determination Union. He was the first person to hoist
Armenia's tricolor flag on Liberty Square on Armenia's First Republic
anniversary in 1988. One of the founders of the Independence Army,
Gorgisyan is widely known for his speeches on the re-establishment
of Armenia's independent statehood. Since the start of the Artsakh
(Ngorno-Karabakh) movement, he was among the champions of Artsakh
Armenians' fight for independence. On January 18, 1990, border villages
in Ararat region came under Azeri militants' armed attack. A day later
the Armenian fighters eliminated one of the enemy's detachments,
seizing a large quantity of weapons. Together with his warriors,
Goorgisyan launched attacked and silenced the enemy's weapon
emplacement on a hill but he died a hero's death in the battle.
Gorgisyan's body is buried in Yerevan's Tsitsernakaberd Park.