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Published on January 25, 2012
NEWBORN IN GYUMRI NAMED SARKOZY
- Today afternoon, at about 2:30 p.m., a boy was born in Armenia's Gyumri town, who was named Sarkozy in honour of the French President.
Asked how it happened the child was named Sarkozy, the director of the maternity home said the decision was taken by the parents.
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Today afternoon, at about 2:30 p.m., a boy was born in Armenia's Gyumri town, who was named Sarkozy in honour of the French President.
Asked how it happened the child was named Sarkozy, the director of ...BRITISH FEMALE SKIER SETS RECORD
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- 1891 Birth of mathematician and civil-engineer, professor Ashot Ter-Mkrtchyan in Shooshee (Artsakh).
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