Karen Demirchyan was an Armenian (and Soviet Union) communist and later independent politician, Armenian Communist Party first secretary from 1974 to 1988. Soon after his reemergence into active politics in independent Armenia in the late 1990s, he became speaker of the Armenian parliament in 1999 until his assassination with other politicians in parliament in the Armenian parliament shooting. Wikipedia
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Today, Karen Demirchyan could celebrate his 75th anniversary. It is 8 years he has not been with us; his relatives, friends and just ordinary people visit his tomb in Pantheon after Komitas. People used to call him ' Karen the Constructor' as Karen Sero www.hamovhotov.com/timeline/?p=526
Demirchyan had a difficult childhood. Both his parents died when he was still an infant. He decided on a career in engineering, and took up studies at the Yerevan Polytechnical Institute in 1949. After graduating in 1954 he worked briefly for a researc www.timesharetalk.co.uk/wiki.asp?k=Karen_Demirchyan
Karen Demirchyan ( April 17 , 1932 - October 27 , 1999 ) was an Armenian (and Soviet Union) communist and later independent politician, Armenian Communist Party first secretary from 1974 to 1988. Soon after his reemergence into active politics in indepen en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Karen_Demirchyan