PRESS TV, Iran
March 25 2007

Armenian PM dies of heart attack
Sun, 25 Mar 2007 17:54:10

The Prime Minister of Armenia, Andranik Margarian, has died of a
heart attack, the President’s office said.

"Margarian died suddenly at his home today in the 56th year of his
life as a result of a heart attack… President Robert Kocharian has
called an emergency government meeting," the statement said.

Margarian had served as the Prime Minister of Armenia since the
President appointed him on May 12, 2000.

He succeeded the Sarkisyan brothers; Vazgen Sargsyan, who was
murdered during the Armenian parliament shooting on October 27, 1999
and Aram Sargsyan, who the President appointed a week later, but
fired on May 2, 2000.

In 1992, after Armenia’s independence, Margarian became a registered
member of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), the first registered
party in the 3rd Republic of Armenia.

He influenced the party platform with the ideology he expressed as a
member of the National United Party.

He served as the Republican Party’s Chairman of the Board from 1993
until his death.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress