  Soghomon Tehlirian assassinated Talaat Pasha on March 15, 1921 March 15, 2013 - 13:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ottoman Armenian Soghomon Tehlirian assassinated the former Grand Vizir Talaat Pasha in Berlin in the presence of many witnesses on March 15, 1921 as an act of vengeance for his role in orchestrating the Armenian Genocide. The move was a part of the Dashnak Party's Operation Nemesis. Tehlirian was tried for murder, but was eventually acquitted by the German court. The trial of Tehlirian was a rather sensationalized event at the time, with Tehlirian being defended by three attorneys, including Dr. Theodor Niemeyer, professor of Law at Kiel University. After the trial, he moved to the former Yugoslavia where he lived for nearly thirty years. After the end of World War Two he and his family fled to Casablanca. In 1956 Tehlirian moved to the United States. He died in 1960 in San Francisco. Partner news  Top stories Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin hosted a meeting of the organizing committee of the Armenian Genocide 100th anniversary events. Earlier, ArmRosgasprom CJSC addressed Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission with an offer to reconsider natural gas price. Armenian defense ministry’s spokesman described the maneuvers as ordinary exercises conducted several times a year. Participants will learn basic skills in protecting IT systems and data as well as how to investigate computer-facilitated crimes.   Partner news |  Latest news Car bombs kill at least 20 in Iraq  Earlier, at least 10 people were killed in two car bomb explosions in the predominantly Shi'ite southern city of Basra.YouTube users upload 100 hours of video to site every minute Though the site's growth to one billion users was stunningly fast, Google expects further growth thanks to the rise of mobile devices.CoE Secretary General in Russia for talks with Putin, Lavrov The visit's program will start when the Council of Europe chief meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Sochi.Armenia, Artsakh discuss parliamentary cooperation Bako Sahakyan met with some members of the Armenian National Assembly’s standing commission on foreign relations. |
