  April 2 marks birth anniversary of Soghomon Tehlirian April 2, 2013 - 12:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - April 2 marks the birth anniversary of Soghomon Tehlirian, a member of the Nemesis covert operation in 1920s to assassinate the Turkish masterminds of the Armenian Genocide. Avenger Tehlirian assassinated Talat Pasha on March 15, 1921 in Berlin. Two of his accomplices in that operation were Hagop Zorian (Hazor) and Hratch Papazian. He was captured, tried and found not guilty. 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. Having been told by the ARF that Turkish agents were closing on him in 1956 he moved to the United States. He died in 1960 in San Francisco. He is buried in Fresno, Ca. at the Ararat Cemetery.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |
