Askanaz Mravyan
Askanaz Mravyan (Armenian: Ասքանած Արտեմի Մռավյան, 21 December (O.T.) 1885 in Elizavetpol – 23 October 1929 in Yerevan) was an Armenian statesman and political activist, one of the leaders of Soviet Armenia.
Askanaz Mravyan | |
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Askanaz Mravyan | |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia SSR | |
Preceded by | Alexander Bekzadian |
Succeeded by | Sahak Karapetyan |
Personal details | |
Born | Elizavetpol, Russian Empire | December 21, 1885
Died | October 23, 1929 43) Yerevan, Transcaucasian SFSR, Soviet Union | (aged
Occupation | statesman and political activist |
Biography
He studied at Saint-Petersburg Psycho-neurological Institute. Since 1905, Mravyan was a communist activist in Yerevan, Tbilisi, Baku and Saint-Petersburg.
In 1915–17, he edited «Paykar» (arm.- Struggle) and «Banvori kriv» (Worker's battle) newspapers. In 1918 Mravyan became the secretary of Caucasian regional committee of Bolshevik party, and was the editor of «Caucasian Pravda».
In 1920–22, he participated in the Revolutionary Committee of Armenia, then as the secretary of Central Committee of Communist (Bolshevik) party of Armenia he ruled Soviet Armenia. Since 1923 he was the minister of education, he was the editor of «Sovetakan Hayastan» (Soviet Armenia) newspaper.
External links
- Mravyan in Great Soviet Encyclopedia (in Russian)