ONE OF FOUNDERS OF FIRST ARMENIAN REPUBLIC ARAM MANUKIAN IS 125
YEREVAN, August 27 (Noyan Tapan). An exhibition dedicated to the
activities of Aram Manukian, one of the founders of the First Armenian
Republic, was opened at the National Library of Armenia on August
27. Candidate of historical sciences Armen Karapetian mentioned during
the arrangement dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the well-known
political figure that to speak about Aram Manukian means to speak
about the 30-year history of the Armenian liberation movement. According
to him, Aram Manukian is one the figures, whose biography has national
importance. “Being born in Kapan, this man could raise over his own
fate, participate in the liberation movement of the Western Armenians
and become one of the central figures of the national liberation
struggle,” said Armen Karapetian. David Sargsian, Director of the
National Library, mentioned that “the contribution of political figure
Aram Manukian, a member of Dashnaktsutyun, to the matter of the
self-defense of Van, as well to the establishment of the first
Armenian Republic is great.”
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress