Karen Demirchyan Politician

Karen Demirchyan (Armenian: Կարեն Դեմիրճյան) (April 17, 1932 – October 27, 1999) was a Soviet and Armenian politician. He served as the First Secretary of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1974 to 1988. Soon after his reemergence into active politics in independent Armenia in the late 1990s, he became speaker of the Armenian parliament in 1999 until his assassination with other politicians in parliament in the Armenian parliament shooting.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 17, 1932
Birth place
Soviet Union , Yerevan , Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
Nationality
Armenia
Date of deathOctober 27, 1999
Place of death
Yerevan , Armenia
Resting place
Komitas Pantheon
Children
Stepan Demirchyan

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Office holder

office
Speaker of the National Assembly
First secretary of the Armenian Communist Party
party
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
People's Party of Armenia

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