Levon Ter-Petrosyan
first President of Armenia from 1991 to 1998 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
first President of Armenia from 1991 to 1998 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Levon Ter-Petrosyan (Armenian: Լևոն Տեր-Պետրոսյան; Russian: Левон Тер-Петросян) (born January 9, 1945), also Levon Ter-Petrosyan, was the President of Armenia from 1991 to 1998. Because of many economic and political problems, he resigned on February 3, 1998. He was replaced by Robert Kocharyan. Levon Ter Petrosian, announced he will run again for office in the presidential election which will start next year. [1]Ter-Petrossian was born in Aleppo, Syria to an Armenian-Syrian family of genocide survivors. They emigrated to Armenia in 1946. In 1968, Ter-Petrossian graduated from the Oriental Studies Department of the Yerevan State University. In 1972, he completed his postgraduate studies at the Leningrad State University. In 1987, he received his doctoral degree from the same university. In 1972-1978, Ter-Petrossian worked as junior researcher at the Literature Institute of Armenia named after Manouk Abeghian. In 1978-1985, he held the post of science secretary at Matenadaran named after Saint Mesrop Mashtots. Since 1985, Ter-Petrossian has been working at Matenadaran as a senior researcher.
Levon Ter Petrosyan | |
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Լևոն Տեր-Պետրոսյան | |
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| 1st President of Armenia | |
| In office 11 November 1991 – 3 February 1998 | |
| Vice President | Gagik Harutyunyan |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Robert Kocharyan |
| Chairman of the Supreme Council | |
| In office 4 August 1990 – 11 November 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Hakob Voskanyan (as Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armenian SSR) |
| Succeeded by | Babken Ararktsyan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Levon Hakobi Ter-Petrosyan 9 January 1945 Aleppo, Syria |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Political party | Pan-Armenian National Movement (1989–2008) Armenian National Congress (2008–) |
| Other political affiliations | Pan-Armenian National Movement (2008–2013) |
| Spouse(s) | Lyudmila Ter-Petrosyan (née Pleskovskaya) |
| Children | David Ter-Petrosyan |
| Alma mater | Yerevan State University Leningrad State University |
| Signature |  |
| Website | anc |
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