Anushavan Sureni Danielyan (; born 1 August 1956) was
Prime Minister
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of the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Artsakh ( ), officially the Republic of Artsakh or the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh ( ), was a list of states with limited recognition, breakaway state in the South Caucasus whose territory was internationally recognised as part of Azerbai ...
(
Artsakh)
from June 1999 through September 2007. He was succeeded by
Arayik Harutyunyan.
Early life
Danielyan was born in the
Soviet
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village of , founded in the
Bolnisi Municipality (
Georgian SSR
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) by settlers from the
Armenia
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Principality of Khachen
The Principality of Khachen ( Modern Armenian: ) was a medieval Armenian principality on the territory of historical Artsakh (present-day Karabakh).''Abū-Dulaf Misʻar Ibn Muhalhil's Travels in Iran (circa A.D. 950)'', ed. and trans. Vladi ...
(
Artsakh).
In the 1990s, he was a vice-speaker of the
Supreme Council of Crimea for the party
Party of Economic Revival of Crimea.
[Военные обвиняют правительство в коррупции]
Kommersant
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(21 January 2000)
References
External links
Ex-Prime Ministers – ANOUSHAVAN DANIELYAN Official website of the
Government of Nagorno Karabakh Republic
1954 births
Living people
Prime ministers of the Republic of Artsakh
Georgian people of Armenian descent
Ukrainian people of Armenian descent
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