National Hero of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի ազգային հերոս, translit=Hayastani azgayin heros) is the highest title in
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''O ...
. The law on the title was signed by President
Levon Ter-Petrosyan
Levon Hakobi Ter-Petrosyan ( hy, Լևոն Հակոբի Տեր-Պետրոսյան; born 9 January 1945), also known by his initials LTP, is an Armenian politician who served as the first president of Armenia from 1991 until his resignation in 1998 ...
on 22 April 1994. It is awarded "for outstanding services of national importance to the Republic of Armenia in defense and strengthening of the state system and creation of important national values." Along with the title, its recipients receive the Order of Fatherland. It was created as the Armenian successor to the
Hero of the Soviet Union
The title Hero of the Soviet Union (russian: Герой Советского Союза, translit=Geroy Sovietskogo Soyuza) was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for ...
award, which was abolished upon independence of Armenia.
The first recipient of the title was Catholicos
Vazgen I
Vazgen I also Vazken I of Bucharest, (), born Levon Garabed Baljian ( hy, Լևոն Կարապետ Աբրահամի Պալճյան; September 20, 1908 – August 18, 1994) was the Catholicos of All Armenians between 1955 and 1994, for a total of 3 ...
, the head of the Armenian church, who received it on 28 July 1994.
Recipients
This is a table of persons who were awarded the 'National Hero of Armenia':
See also
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Orders, decorations, and medals of Armenia
References
External links
State awards of the Republic of Armenia
{{Highest gallantry awards
1994 establishments in Armenia
Awards established in 1994
Hero (title)
Orders, decorations, and medals of Armenia