Gantch
Gantch (Armenian: Կանչ, "Call") was an Armenian language weekly newspaper published in Beirut, Lebanon in 1971–1983 and then again 1996–2006.[1] It was an organ of the Lebanese Communist Party, and functioned as the Armenian-language edition of the main party organ an-Nidaa.[2][3][4] Barouyr Yeretsian served as the editor of Gantch.[1]
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| Type | Weekly |
|---|---|
| Editor | Barouyr Yeretsian |
| Founded | February 20, 1971 |
| Political alignment | Communist |
| Language | Western Armenian |
| Ceased publication | November 2006 |
| Headquarters | Beirut |
| Sister newspapers | An-Nidaa |
| OCLC number | 61385969 |
The newspaper was launched on February 20, 1971.[1] Gantch covered political, social and cultural issues. It also had a sports section.[5]
It provided extensive coverage of the Soviet Union and the Armenian SSR[5] and propagated fraternity of Arab and Armenian peoples, anti-imperialism and anti-Zionism.[5] The newspaper cooperated with TASS and Armenpress.[5]
Publication of the newspaper was interrupted in 1983. Instead the Communist Party began publishing Azkayin Mshagouyt («Ազգային Մշակույթ», "National Culture"). Gantch was relaunched in 1996.[1] Gantch was closed down in November 2006, two months after the death of Yeretsian.[1]
See also
References
- Messerlian, Zaven. Armenian Participation in the Lebanese Legislative Elections 1934–2009. Beirut: Haigazian University Press, 2014. pp. 28, 225, 447, 513
- Europa Publications Limited (1978). The Middle East and North Africa. Europa Publications. p. 516. ISBN 978-0-905118-23-9.
- النداء. صفحات من صحافة الحزب الشيوعي اللبناني
- Yearbook on International Communist Affairs. Yearbook on International Communist Affairs series. Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford University. 1987. p. 453. ISBN 978-0-8179-8651-3.
- Keshishian, G. (1979). "«Կանչ»". Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia Volume 5 (in Armenian). Yerevan. p. 241.