Adam Sahakyan (; 19 August 1996,

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– 2 April 2016, Jrakan) was an

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sergeant of the

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and the

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. In 2016 he was posthumously awarded the

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, which is the highest honorary title of the self-proclaimed

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Early life

He was born in the family of the

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and director Gayane Antonyan and Khachatur Sahakyan. He has an elder brother Mushegh Sahakyan. He studied at high school №114 after Khachik Dashtents from 2002 to 2013. In 2013 Sahakyan entered the

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department of the Yerevan State University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia. File:Adam Sahakyan, architectural composition.jpg, architectural design He practiced sports, received a yellow belt in

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, and engaged in other types of

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, including boxing.

Military service

Sahakyan started the mandatory military service by

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2014/2 from «Kentron» Military Comissariat. On 26 January 2015 he was drafted into the Army. He was serving in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic army. Due to the high performance he has got the rank of Sergeant.

The Four-Day War

On the nights of 1–2 April 2016 The Republic of

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made a large-scale attack on Artsakh It is known as the 2016 Four Day War. Sahakyan was serving in a border guard battalion, in the morning of April 1 he ascended to the post, at the very night Azerbaijan attacked Artsakh. Sahakyan reported to Senior Lieutenant Harutyun Nalbandian that the position was being attacked. At the same time the enemy was trying to break into the combat position 112, the border defence forces consisting of 8 people, headed by Sahakyan went to the all-round defence. Sahakyan acted according to the combat duty, and due to this the enemy was not able to win the position for 4–5 hours. He died from serious gunshot wounds on the face and body.

Funeral

File:Ադամ Սահակյանի գերեզման.jpg, Adam Sahakyan plaque On 13 April there was Sahakyan's funeral held at Yerablur Military Pantheon. The memorial ceremony was held at the Church of St. John the Baptist in Yerevan.

Honors

On 10 April 2016 Sahakyan was awarded the Military Merit Medal by the Nagorno-Kharabakh Republic State by decree of the NKR President

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. On 28 May 2016 Sahakyan was awarded by the Republic of Armenia State Medal of Valor by decree of the RA President

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. He was also the 25th "

" awardee.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sahakyan, Adam Armenian military personnel of the Nagorno-Karabakh War 1996 births 2016 deaths Military personnel from Yerevan Burials at Yerablur Armenian military personnel killed in action 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes