100th anniversary of Cristapor Mikaelian’s death to be marked in Bulgaria
Yerkir/arm
11 March 05
Events to mark the 100th anniversary of Cristapor Mikaelian’s tragic
death will be held in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia on March 10 and 11,
the ARF press services reported.
One of the founders of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation,
Mikaelian, along with his friend, Vramshapuh Kentirian, was killed at
the Mount Vitosh outside Sofia, when testing an explosive device made
to assassinate Sultan Abdul Hamid of the Ottoman Empire.
Public figures and scholars from Armenia, Diaspora will join their
Bulgarian colleagues in a conference on the Armenian-Bulgarian
relations. Besides, a memorial will be unveiled at the grave of
Mikaelian in the Sofia cemetery.
At a news conference held on March 9 in Sofia, Sahak Chalkian of the
ARF Bulgaria chapter briefed the Bulgarian media on the upcoming
events. He was followed by ARF Bureau member Albert Achemian who
indicated that about 100 ARF members have arrived in Bulgaria to take
part in the events.
He also reminded the political course put forward by Mikaelian and
envisaging that the ARF should cooperate with nations, including
Bulgarians, suffering from common oppressor.
In his turn, Petko Kolev, president of the Bulgarian Tangra
organization, spoke of the historic ties between the Bulgarians and
Armenians. ARF Bureau’s Political and Hai Dat office director Kiro
Manoyan spoke about the efforts for the international recognition of
the Armenian Genocide.