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March 5 birthday of National Hero of Armenia Vazgen Sargsyan
Aysor.am
Saturday,March 05
On March 5 Vazgen Sargsyan would have turned 52.
Vazgen Sargsyan, who devoted much of his life to Armenia's fight
against Azerbaijan for liberation of Nagorno Karabakh, was crowned by
Armenian nation as Sparapet - the title that over ages was awarded to
very few persons.
Vazgen Sargsyan was born in 1959 in the village of Ararat. He was a
qualified sports trainer and taught physical education until 1983,
when he started his political career.
In 1985 he became a member of the Writers' Union of Armenia, and
worked as chief of the department of journalism of Garun magazine.
In 1990-92, Sparapet was the commander of the Yerkrapah group, gaining
a reputation as a military leader. It was this reputation that helped
him rise to the office of Defense Minister of Armenia in 1991 and
country's Prime Minister in 1999.
Nearly five months later he was shot dead during an armed attack on
Armenian parliament on October 27, 1999.
Sparapet Vazgen Sargsyan was posthumously awarded the title of
Armenia's National Hero.
From: A. Papazian
Aysor.am
Saturday,March 05
On March 5 Vazgen Sargsyan would have turned 52.
Vazgen Sargsyan, who devoted much of his life to Armenia's fight
against Azerbaijan for liberation of Nagorno Karabakh, was crowned by
Armenian nation as Sparapet - the title that over ages was awarded to
very few persons.
Vazgen Sargsyan was born in 1959 in the village of Ararat. He was a
qualified sports trainer and taught physical education until 1983,
when he started his political career.
In 1985 he became a member of the Writers' Union of Armenia, and
worked as chief of the department of journalism of Garun magazine.
In 1990-92, Sparapet was the commander of the Yerkrapah group, gaining
a reputation as a military leader. It was this reputation that helped
him rise to the office of Defense Minister of Armenia in 1991 and
country's Prime Minister in 1999.
Nearly five months later he was shot dead during an armed attack on
Armenian parliament on October 27, 1999.
Sparapet Vazgen Sargsyan was posthumously awarded the title of
Armenia's National Hero.
From: A. Papazian