Bekor Ashot

Ashot Ghulyan (Armenian: Բեկոր Աշոտ; 6 October 1959 – 24 August 1992), also known as Bekor (Shard),[1] was an Armenian military leader during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. He was awarded the Hero of Artsakh honorary title.[2]

Bekor Ashot
Birth nameAshot Ghulyan
Nickname(s)Bekor (Shard)
Born(1959-10-06)6 October 1959
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Died24 August 1992(1992-08-24) (aged 32)
Kichan, near Mardakert, Republic of Artsakh
AllegianceArmenian Revolutionary Federation  Armenia
 Nagorno-Karabakh
Years of service1991–1992
Battles/warsNagorno-Karabakh War
Awards
  • Hero of Artsakh
  • Military Cross
  • Liberation of Shushi medal

Biography

Being a worker from Stepanakert, he dedicated himself to the movement for self-determination of Nagorno-Karabakh since the late 1980s. He was an underground activist and partisan leader of self-defense movement. In 1991 Bekor was wounded in Hadrut region, then participated during the captures of Khojaly and Shushi.

Bekor fought in a number of battles in Askeran, Hadrut, Shahumyan, Karkijahan, Verin Shen, Dashalty, Lachin and several others.

He was first to enter Shusha in 1992 after its capture. His friend, Armen Danielyan, said that as a commander Bekor was very attentive to the needs of all the men.[1] A school in the Republic of Artsakh is named after him.[3]

Awards
  • Military Cross
  • Liberation of Shushi medal

Sources
  1. Bekor at Hetq.am
  2. Biography
  3. "Bekor School". Archived from the original on 2009-12-09. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
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