Sevkaretsi Sako (; January 14, 1870 – November 13, 1908) was an

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n revolutionary and 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 ...

.V. Valatian, "Sévkarétsi Sako", in "HAIRENlK", 1959, N°s 2 à 8. 54

Life

Sevkaretsi Sako was born as Sarkis Tsovanyan in the

Sevkar Sevkar (, ) is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. Sevkar is the birthplace of the Armenian revolutionary leader Sevkaretsi Sako. Gallery Lake near Bentonite mining, Sevqar, 2013.08.02 - panoramio.jpg, Lake ...

village of the

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, currently located at the northeastern part of

. He establish relations with such prominent Armenian revolutionaries as Sarkis Gugunian, Kristapor Mikaelian, and Rosdom. In 1892 Sevkaretsi Sako resided in the monastery of Derik, near the Iranian-Turkish border in order to facilitate the transfer of Armenian volunteer soldiers, equipment, and weapons into

Western Armenia Western Armenia (Western Armenian: Արեւմտեան Հայաստան, ''Arevmdian Hayasdan'') is a term to refer to the western parts of the Armenian highlands located within Turkey (formerly the Ottoman Empire) that comprise the historic ...

. In 1897 he took part in the Khanasor Expedition as commander of the cavalry group where an offensive from Armenian revolutionary fighters against the Kurdish Mazrik tribe resulted in a victory. After the campaign was finished, Sevkaretsi Sako settled in Echmiatsin but soon returned to

where he was arrested by Turkish police in Van, and was given a 101-year prison sentence. In 1901 he was however given opportunity to be prosecuted through a Russian court which allowed him to be released. During the Armenian-Tatar clashes in 1905, Sevkaretsi Sako organized the self-defense of Gazakh-Shamshadin. After the clashes, he eventually took part in the

Persian Constitutional Revolution The Persian Constitutional Revolution (, or ''Enghelāb-e Mashrūteh''), also known as the Constitutional Revolution of Iran, took place between 1905 and 1911 during the Qajar Iran, Qajar era. The revolution led to the establishment of a Majl ...

as a commander of cavalry. In 1908 he died of cholera at the age of 38.

Legacy

A street is named after Sevkaretsi Sako in

. In the village of his birthplace

, a bust of Sevkaretsi Sako has been inaugurated in his honor. A 194-page book was written by V. Valatian in 1959 which describes in detail about Sevkaretsi Sako's life and achievements.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sevkaretsi Sako 1870 births 1908 deaths Armenian fedayi Armenian nationalists Armenian people imprisoned in the Ottoman Empire Armenian revolutionaries Armenian national liberation movement People of the Persian Constitutional Revolution Emigrants from the Russian Empire to Iran

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