Serhiy Nigoyan
Ukrainian activist (1993–2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Gagikovych and the family name is Nigoyan.
Serhiy Gagikovych Nigoyan or Nihoyan[4] (Ukrainian: Сергій Нігоян, Armenian: Սերգեյ Նիգոյան; August 2, 1993 – January 22, 2014) was an Armenian-Ukrainian Euromaidan activist who was fatally shot during the 2014 Hrushevskoho Street riots where he was acting as security. He was the first protester killed by shooting during the protest.
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Serhiy Nigoyan Սերգեյ Նիգոյան Сергій Нігоян | |
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Born | Serhiy Garnikovych Nigoyan (1993-08-02)August 2, 1993 |
Died | January 22, 2014(2014-01-22) (aged 20) |
Cause of death | Gunshot wounds[1] (lead shrapnel)[2] |
Resting place | village Bereznuvativka, Solone Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine |
Other names | Samvel Nigoyan |
Education | Dniprodzerzhynsk College of Physical Education |
Occupation(s) | student, sports amateur |
Years active | 2013–14 (as activist) |
Known for | being the first protester to die of a gunshot wound during Euromaidan |
Parent | Garegin Nigoyan[3] |
Awards | Hero of Ukraine (2014) |
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