Sargis Manasyan (, d. 1920) was an Armenian politician who served as acting Minister of Interior of

First Republic of Armenia The First Republic of Armenia, officially known at the time of its existence as the Republic of Armenia, was an independent History of Armenia, Armenian state that existed from May (28th ''de jure'', 30th ''de facto'') 1918 to 2 December 1920 in ...

in 1919.

Early life

Manasyan was born in the village of

Çardaqlı, Shamkir Çənlibel, formerly known as Çardaqlı (alternatively anglicized as ''Chardakhli'' or ''Chardagly''; ) also Khachisar () is a village in the Shamkir District of Azerbaijan. The village had an Armenian population before the outbreak of the N ...

, in what is now modern day

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. His exact date of birth is unknown, although he is presumed to have been born in 1880. He received his higher education in

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, where he would later be called as a teacher.{{Cite web , last= , date=2019-05-29 , title=Սարգիս Մանասեան (1880? - 1920) , url=https://azator.gr/սարգիս-մանասեան-1880-1920/ , access-date=2025-05-23 , website=azator.gr , language=hy

Political career

Manasyan was an active participant in the

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and joined the

Armenian volunteer units The Armenian volunteer units ( ''Hay kamavorakan jokatner'') were units composed of Armenia within the Imperial Russian Army during World War I. Composed of several groups at battalion strength. The Russian-Armenian volunteer units took part in ...

during

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. He would eventually be elected as acting Minister of Interior in the

, as a member of the

Armenian Revolutionary Federation The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (, abbr. ARF (ՀՅԴ) or ARF-D), also known as Dashnaktsutyun (Armenians, Armenian: Դաշնակցություն, Literal translation, lit. "Federation"), is an Armenian nationalism, Armenian nationalist a ...

party.

Death

Manasyan is alleged to have died in 1920, when he was sent as a plenipotentiary envoy to

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to resolve uprisings relating to

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. He was then taken captive and sent to

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, where after a short period of torture and interrogation, he was shot and his body was thrown into the

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References

Interior ministers of Armenia Armenian Revolutionary Federation politicians Armenian politicians 1920 deaths