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SILENT PROTEST ACTION IN FRONT OF PRESIDENT'S RESIDENCE "YOU BETRAYED MONTE'S BLOOD"
ARMINFO
Wednesday, June 12, 13:48
Today, on occasion of the 20th death anniversary of the National Hero
of Armenia MonteMelkonyan, a group of civic activists gathered in
front of the presidential residence with a black banner "You betrayed
Monte's blood." Picketing the president's residence for some 1.5 hour,
the activists left without explaining the goal of their action.
Monte Melkonyan born in Visalia (November 25, 1957), California and
educated at Berkely, was a famed Armenian military commander in the
Karabakh war. He is credited for major military victories against
Azerbaijan from 1992-1993. In April 1993, Melkonian was one of the
chief military strategists who planned and led the operation to
capture the region of Kalbajar, which lies between the Republic of
Armenia and Karabakh. Armenian forces captured the region in four
days of heavy fighting, sustaining far fewer fatalities than the enemy.
Monte was killed in the abandoned Azeri village of Merzuli in the
early afternoon of June 12, 1993, with controversial reports about the
circumstances of his death. Monte was buried with full military honors
on June 19, 1993 at Yerablur military cemetery in Yerevan, Armenia.
His tomb is a popular place for visitors of Armenia to come and pay
their respects to the great hero.
From: A. Papazian
ARMINFO
Wednesday, June 12, 13:48
Today, on occasion of the 20th death anniversary of the National Hero
of Armenia MonteMelkonyan, a group of civic activists gathered in
front of the presidential residence with a black banner "You betrayed
Monte's blood." Picketing the president's residence for some 1.5 hour,
the activists left without explaining the goal of their action.
Monte Melkonyan born in Visalia (November 25, 1957), California and
educated at Berkely, was a famed Armenian military commander in the
Karabakh war. He is credited for major military victories against
Azerbaijan from 1992-1993. In April 1993, Melkonian was one of the
chief military strategists who planned and led the operation to
capture the region of Kalbajar, which lies between the Republic of
Armenia and Karabakh. Armenian forces captured the region in four
days of heavy fighting, sustaining far fewer fatalities than the enemy.
Monte was killed in the abandoned Azeri village of Merzuli in the
early afternoon of June 12, 1993, with controversial reports about the
circumstances of his death. Monte was buried with full military honors
on June 19, 1993 at Yerablur military cemetery in Yerevan, Armenia.
His tomb is a popular place for visitors of Armenia to come and pay
their respects to the great hero.
From: A. Papazian