ARMENIAN GENOCIDE SURVIVOR PASSES AWAY
One of only two remaining survivors of the 1915 living in the Bay Area passed away on March 13, 2008. Hayganoush Markarian died of natural causes earlier this week at the age of 106, the Armenian National Committee of America (Western region) reported.
Last October, Hayganoush's story of survival was presented by Rep. Lynn Woolsey to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs (HCFA) during the mark up of H. Res. 106 (the resolution). Rep. Woolsey displayed Hayganoush's photograph to committee members prior to the resolution being passed. It now awaits a full House vote."Our community was formed by the survivors of the , therefore it is heart-wrenching for us to see the very last of them leave us. They are the only link left that ties us to the atrocious events of 1915, but they also represent the will of our people to survive and rebuild," said Roxanne Makasdjian, Bay Area ANC chairperson. "We are especially sad that before Hayganoush Markarian's passing, she was not able to witness her adopted country's official recognition of the ," she added.Markarian was born Hayganoush Azarian on January 24, 1902, in the city of Kharpert, where most Armenians lived before the of 1915. Beginning in 1915, the Ottoman Turkish government forcibly deported and massacred 1.5 million Armenians in a systematic campaign of annihilation. Later in life, Hayganoush Markarian settled in Lebanon and the United States and became an active member of the Armenian Relief Society (ARS). The ARS, the oldest Armenian social service organization, was established in 1910 in New York City to provide humanitarian assistance to Armenians in need. She continued her membership until her unfortunate death earlier this week.
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE SURVIVOR PASSES AWAY
One of only two remaining survivors of the 1915 living in the Bay Area passed away on March 13, 2008. Hayganoush Markarian died of natural causes earlier this week at the age of 106, the Armenian National ..."NKR FUTURE STATUS - A MATTER OF NEGOTIATIONS"
Translated by L.H. 4OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs Yuri Merzliakov, Bernard Fussier and Matthew Bryza made a joint statement on March 19 in Vienna that says, "France, Russian Federation and United States support Azerbaijan's ...SERGE SARGSIAN TO LEAVE FOR MOSCOW
Translated by L.H.Armenian President-elect, Prime Minister Serge Sargsian will pay a working visit to Russian Federation on March 24. In the framework of the visit Serge Sargsian will meet with Russian President Vladimir ...TWO ARMENIAN EXHIBITIONS IN HUNGARY
Translated by L.H.On March 16 two exhibitions presenting Armenian culture were staged in Shopron, Hungary. The first exhibition under heading "Armenia in past and present" presented Harutyun Balabanian's rich collection ...
EDITORIAL. IRONY OF GENOCIDE MUSEUM: A SORE POINT FOR ARMENIANS, BLISS FOR TURKS
Press Committee of the Armenian Mirror-Spectator"TURKEY HAS TWO PRECONDITIONS FOR ARMENIA"
By H. Chaqrian, translated by A.M.MONUMENT TO ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN CYPRUS
By Hakob Chakrian, translated by L.H.CATHOLICOS OF ALL-ARMENIANS URGES ALL THE COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD TO RECOGNIZE THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Translated by L.H"THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE; TRUTH AND POLICY" CONFERENCE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Translated by L.H.
PRESS AND INFORMATION DEPARTMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
"NKR FUTURE STATUS - A MATTER OF NEGOTIATIONS"
Translated by L.H."LAW ENFORCEMENT BODIES SHOULD BE GUIDED BY THE LAW"
Translated by L.H.STATEMENT OF ARF
ARMENIA BLAMES AZERBAIJAN FOR UN RESOLUTION
COMMISSIONER HAMMARBERG AGAINST EMERGENCY MEASURES IN ARMENIA
RUSSIA SUPPORTS THE STABILITY OF ARMENIAN
By A. Haroutiunian, translated by A.M.ARMENIAN GENOCIDE SURVIVOR PASSES AWAY
"YEREVAN INCIDENTS WERE INFLUENCED BY FOREIGN FORCES"
Translated by L.H.PACE CONCERNED OVER...
Translated by L.H.
- 1793 The first publication of Ghazar Parpetsi in Venice.
- 1853 K. Marx wrote an article entitled the "Nations in Turkey". He mentions the exactions on the Armenians in Western Armenia.
- 1905 Birth of Georgiu Verjil, Romanian - Armenian pianist, composer and author.
- 1913 Birth of Sergey Adavelian, an Engineer and Colonel. He participated in the creation and experimental works of the Tu -104, 114, 124 and 134 aircraft. He was awarded four Soviet and four French prizes.
- 1915 Exchange of memoranda amongst Russia's Foreign Affairs Ministry and the British and French Embassies in Petrograd. In one month, the three states signed a confidential agreement stating that after the allies' victory, the Turkish Black Sea straits and Constantinople would revert to the Russian Empire. There was no word about Western Armenia.
- 1922 Birth of Professor Lorees Kalashian, Doctor of Philosophy and Chess Grandmaster of the USSR.
- 1925 Myasnikyan (Secretary of the Communist Party of the Transcaucasian Countries Committee), Mogilevsky (President of the Extraordinary Commission of the Transcaucasus (Cheka), and Atarbekyan (notorious Secret Police murderer in Armenia) are assassinated in an air-crash planned by Stalin.
- 1943 Organization of the "Haghtanak" (Victory) partisan detachment in Lvov, from Armenian prisoners-of-war headed by Sergey Harootyunian.
- 1954 First Publication of "Vozni" a satirical newspaper.
- 1992 The Armenian Republic's newly created Armed Forces First Parachute Regiment gives its oath of service in Nubarashen.
ARMENIAN NEWS
INTERACTIVE NEWS
INFORMATION
MY ARMTOWN
How to quit smoking?
How to write in Armenian on Windows XP?
All materials published on this website are taken from open sources and are copyrighted by their respective owners. You cannot reproduce or copy any materials published on armtown.com without written consent of original copyright holder. If you want to remove any material, please send us an email with proof of ownership/copyright and your material will be removed immediately. All materials published for information purposes only.