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'''Vartkes Serengülian''' ({{lang-hy| |
'''Vartkes Serengülian''' ({{lang-hy|Վարդգէս Սէրէնկիւլեան}}; also known as '''Hovhannes''' {{lang-hy|Յովհաննէս}} or '''Gisak''') (1871, [[Erzurum]] – 1915, [[Urfa]]), was an [[Armenia]]n political and social activist, member of Ottoman Parliament. |
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| Born | 1871 Erzurum, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1915 (aged 44) Urfa |
| Occupation | Political Activist and Politician. |
Vartkes Serengülian (Template:Lang-hy; also known as Hovhannes Template:Lang-hy or Gisak) (1871, Erzurum – 1915, Urfa), was an Armenian political and social activist, member of Ottoman Parliament.
Biography
He studied in the Ardzinian and Sanasarian colleges of Karin (Erzurum). In late-1880's he organized demonstrations in Karin and was arrested. After he was released in 1892 he worked in Constantinople, then in Bulgaria and Russian Empire as a revolutionary activist. In Van Serengyulian supported the ideas of Hrayr Dzhoghk, cooperated with the Armenakan Party. He was arrested in Van and in 1901 was sentenced to a 101-year prison. In 1908 after the Young Turk revolution he was released from prison and elected as a member of Ottoman parliament. In 1915 he was arrested and deported to Urfa, where he was tortured and killed.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ "Серенкюлян Вардгес - Геноцид армян". Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ worldradio.ch/wrs/news/rundown/news-at-a-glance-2.shtml?11496
- ^ "Armenian Question", encyclopedia, ed. by acad. K. Khudaverdyan, Yerevan, 1996, p. 414