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1999 Armenian Parliament Shooting
The 1999 Armenian parliament shooting, commonly known in Armenia as October 27 (), was a terrorist attack on the Armenian National Assembly in the capital of Yerevan on 27 October 1999 by a group of five armed men led by Nairi Hunanyan that, among others, killed the two ''de facto'' decision-makers in the country's political leadership—Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan and Parliament Speaker Karen Demirchyan. Their reform-minded coalition had won a majority in a parliamentary election held in May of that year and had practically sidelined President Robert Kocharyan from the political scene. The shooting led to significant changes in the country's political landscape. It remains a subject of numerous conspiracy theories, mostly involving President Kocharyan, whose tenure thereafter was frequently criticized as authoritarian. Sargsyan and Demirchyan were posthumously honored with National Hero of Armenia titles. Attack On 27 October 1999, at around 5:15 p.m., five men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly Building Of Armenia
The National Assembly Building of Armenia (Armenian language, Armenian: Հայաստանի Ազգային ժողովի շենքը; ''Hayastani Azgayin Zhoghovi Shenk'') is the home of the National Assembly (Armenia), National Assembly of Armenia. The building is located on Baghramyan Avenue in Yerevan, Armenia's capital city. It was designed by Mark Grigorian. It was completed in 1950 and initially housed the legislature of Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Armenia, the Supreme Soviet of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, Supreme Soviet. Since the adoption of the Constitution of Armenia, Armenian Constitution in 1995, the building has been occupied by the National Assembly. References Official residences in Armenia Buildings and structures in Yerevan {{armenia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conspiracy Theory
A conspiracy theory is an explanation for an event or situation that asserts the existence of a conspiracy (generally by powerful sinister groups, often political in motivation), when other explanations are more probable.Additional sources: * * * * The term generally has a negative connotation, implying that the appeal of a conspiracy theory is based in prejudice, emotional conviction, or insufficient evidence. A conspiracy theory is distinct from a conspiracy; it refers to a hypothesized conspiracy with specific characteristics, including but not limited to opposition to the mainstream consensus among those who are qualified to evaluate its accuracy, such as scientists or historians. Conspiracy theories tend to be internally consistent and correlate with each other; they are generally designed to resist falsification either by evidence against them or a lack of evidence for them. They are reinforced by circular reasoning: both evidence against the conspiracy ''and'' absenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Profiteering (business)
Profiteering is a pejorative term for the act of making a profit by methods considered unethical. Overview Business owners may be accused of profiteering when they raise prices during an emergency ( especially a war). The term is also applied to businesses that play on political corruption to obtain government contracts. Some types of profiteering are illegal, such as price fixing syndicates, for example on fuel subsidies (see '' British Airways price-fixing allegations''), and other anti-competitive behaviour. Some are restricted by industry codes of conduct, e.g. aggressive marketing of products in the Third World such as baby milk (see '' Nestlé boycott''). Types of profiteering * Price fixing *Price gouging * War profiteering Laws Profiteering is illegal in several countries, including but not limited to: *UK: Chapter 1 of the Competition Act 1998 *Germany§ 291 StGB(Criminal Code) – up to 10 years' jail maximum penalty *Austria§ 154 StGB– up to 5 years' jail m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in its journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coup D'état
A coup d'état (; ; ), or simply a coup , is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership. A self-coup is said to take place when a leader, having come to power through legal means, tries to stay in power through illegal means. By one estimate, there were 457 coup attempts from 1950 to 2010, half of which were successful. Most coup attempts occurred in the mid-1960s, but there were also large numbers of coup attempts in the mid-1970s and the early 1990s. Coups occurring in the post-Cold War period have been more likely to result in democratic systems than Cold War coups, though coups still mostly perpetuate authoritarianism. Many factors may lead to the occurrence of a coup, as well as determine the success or failure of a coup. Once a coup is underway, coup success is driven by coup-makers' ability to get others to believe that the coup attempt will be successful. The number of successful cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikayel Kotanyan
Mikael Khachiki Kotanyan (September 1, 1927, Irind, Etchmiadzin Province, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, Armenian SSR, AKPFSR, Soviet Union, USSROctober 27, 1999, Yerevan, Armenia) was an economist. He was Doctor of Economic Sciences (1972), a professor (1978), an academician of the ASSR Academy of Sciences (1986), correspondent member (1977), and one of the victims of the Armenian parliament shooting, October 27 terrorist attack. Biography In 1945, after graduating from Nerkin Sasnashen Secondary School, he entered the Faculty of Economics at Yerevan State University. He graduated from Yerevan State University in 1950. In 1950–1951, he worked as a financier in the main department of "Hayenergo." In 1951, he was admitted to graduate studies at YSU, and then he was sent to the Academy of Sciences of the USSR to continue his studies. In 1956, he defended his candidate's theses; in 1972, he defended his doctoral theses and received the scientific degree of Doctor of Economic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenak Armenakyan
Armenak (in Armenian Արմենակ), alternatively pronounced Armenag in Western Armenian Western Armenian ( ) is one of the two standardized forms of Modern Armenian, the other being Eastern Armenian. It is based mainly on the Istanbul Armenian dialect, as opposed to Eastern Armenian, which is mainly based on the Yerevan Arme ... may refer to: Armenak * Armenak Alachachian (1930–2017), Egyptian-born Soviet Armenian basketball player and coach, who later immigrated to Canada * Armenak Arzrouni (1901–1963), Egyptian Armenian photographer * Armenak Ghazarian (1864–1904), better known as Hrayr Dzhoghk, Armenian military leader * Armenak Petrosyan (born 1973), Armenian footballer * Armenak Shushinski (1885–1967), Armenian folk musician * Armenak Urfanyan (1990–2016), Armenian army officer * Armenak "Aram" Yaltyryan (1914–1999), Soviet wrestler * Armenak Yekarian (1870–1926), Armenian military leader Armenag * Armenag K. Bedevian, botanist * Armenag Haigazian (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrik Abrahamyan
Henrik Hayriki Abrahamyan (October 4, 1939, Sarukhan, Nor Bayazet District, Armenian SSR, USSR – October 27, 1999, Yerevan, Armenia) was a statesman and public figure, journalist, philologist, and candidate of the historical sciences. He died as a result of a terrorist attack on the Armenian parliament building. Biography Henrik Abrahamyan was born in the village of Sarukhan, Kamo region. In 196 he graduated from Kh. Armenian State Pedagogical Institute named after Abovyan. Since 1961, he worked as a proofreader, reporter, and deputy editor-in-chief in the editorial office of "Avangard" newspaper. In 1982, he started working in the propaganda department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Armenia, in 1986 he was appointed the deputy editor-in-chief of the "Soviet Armenia" newspaper. In 1990–1999, he held the position of editor-in-chief of Hayastan newspaper. On May 30, 1999, he was elected to the National Assembly of Armenia The National Assembly o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Petrosyan
Leonard Petrosyan (; 11 October 1952 – 27 October 1999) was an Armenian politician who was the acting President of Artsakh, President of the Republic of Artsakh, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic from 20 March 1997 to 8 September 1997. He also served as Prime Minister of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic from December 1994 to June 1998. He was killed in the Armenian parliament shooting, 1999 Armenian parliament shooting while serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia. Life Leonard Petrosyan was born in Martuni Province, Martuni, Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Azerbaijan SSR, where he attended the local primary as well as secondary school from 1958 to 1970. After serving briefly in the ranks of the Soviet Army from 1971 to 1973, he studied at the Yerevan Cooperation Institute in 1973 and later at the Yerevan Institute of National Economy in 1974. After graduating as an economist in 1979, he continued working in the system of common nutrition in an agricultural cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruben Miroyan
Ruben Miroyan (October 19, 1939, Yerevan, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, Armenian SSR, USSR – October 27, 1999, Yerevan Yerevan ( , , ; ; sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia, as well as one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerev ..., Armenia) was an Armenian politician and statesman. He was killed in the Armenian parliament shooting, Armenian parliament building as a result of terrorism. Biography He was born on November 19, 1939, in Yerevan. Education 1959–1964: Faculty of Economics, Yerevan State University. In 1985, he graduated from the Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation, Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Soviet Union, Council of Ministers of the USSR, receiving the qualification of economist. Work In the years 1965–1971, he was the first secretary of the regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuri Bakhshyan
Yuri Bakhshyan (; June 28, 1947 in Goris – October 27, 1999 in Yerevan) was an Armenian politician, the Deputy Speaker of National Assembly of Armenia. Biography Bakhshyan was born in 1947, in Goris. He finished the faculty of Physics of the Yerevan State University, then worked as senior scientist. He became Deputy speaker of the Armenian parliament in 1998 until his assassination with other eight politicians in parliament in the Armenian parliament shooting. He had three children with his wife, Anahit Bakhshyan. Death On October 27, 1999, he, along with Vazgen Sargsyan, Karen Demirchyan, Ruben Miroyan, Leonard Petrosyan, Henrik Abrahamyan, Armenak Armenakyan and Mikayel Kotanyan were shot and killed by Nairi Hunanyan, his brother Karen, their uncle Vram and two others, Derenik Ejanyan and Eduard Grigoryan - armed with AK-47 rifles hidden under long coats after the gunmen broke into the National Assembly building in Yerevan Yerevan ( , , ; ; sometimes spelled E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PanARMENIAN
PanARMENIAN.net is the first Armenian online news agency, an internet portal based in Yerevan, Armenia. The PanARMENIAN.net information-analytical portal is one of the projects of the "PanArmenian Network" NGO. It was launched on April 2, 2000. PanARMENIAN.net provides information and analysis about the main events in the social and political life of Armenia, as well as events taking place all over the world that are connected with Armenia directly or indirectly. Topics covered: Politics, Armenia and the World, Society, Economics, Region, Sport, Culture, IT and Telecommunications. PAN Photo Agency, established by PanARMENIAN Network in 2009 is a major news and creative photography agency in Armenia. News agency PAN News Agency (formerly known as PanARMENIAN.net News Agency) was established in 2000 with a focus on Armenian Diaspora. Besides the own content produced by in-house journalists and editors, the news service of the PanARMENIAN.net uses the information flows of local a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
