Aram Yerganian
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Aram Yerganian | |
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| Born | 20 May 1900 |
| Died | 2 August 1934 (aged 34) |
| Resting place | Cordoba (Armenian Revolutionary Federation headquarters) |
| Known for | Assassinating Fatali Khan Khoyski, Cemal Azmi and Bahattin Sakir |
| Political party | Armenian Revolutionary Federation |
Aram Yerganian (Armenian: Արամ Երկանեան; 20 May 1900 – 2 August 1934) was an Armenian revolutionary who was noted for his assassination of Behaeddin Sakir and Fatali Khan Khoyski as an act of vengeance for their roles in the Armenian genocide and the massacre of Armenians in Baku respectively.[1][2][3] He is considered an Armenian national hero.[4]
Aram Yerganian was born in Erzurum on 20 May 1900.[1] He was the third child of Sarkis Yerganian and Mariam Soghoyan-Yerganian. He attended a local school in Erzurum.[1]
Yerganian, who witnessed the Armenian genocide, sought refuge in the Caucasus.[5] In 1917 he enlisted for the Armenian volunteer detachments and fought for General Dro in the Battle of Bash Abaran. After the victory over the Ottoman forces and the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Armenia in 1918, Yerganian enlisted in Operation Nemesis, the covert operation led by a special body of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation aimed at assassinating all key organizers of massacres against Armenians both in the Ottoman Empire and in Azerbaijan.[1][5]
