Armen Sargsyan
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Armen Sargsyan Արմեն Սարգսյան |
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In office 4 Nov 1996 – 20 Mar 1997 |
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Preceded by | Hrant Bagratyan |
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Succeeded by | Robert Kocharyan |
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Born | June 23, 1953 Yerevan, Armenia |
Political party | none |
Armen Sargsyan (Armenian: Արմեն Սարգսյան[1]; born June 23, 1953, Yerevan, Armenian SSR) was the Prime Minister of Armenia from November 4, 1996 to March 20, 1997. Previously, he had been Armenia's ambassador in London, having been a faculty member at the University of Cambridge when Armenia became the first country to gain independence from the former Soviet Union.
He is now one of the directors of Eurasia House. [1]
- ^ As director of Eurasia House, he uses the spelling Armen Sarkissian, wich is the French transcription of his Russian name Армен Саркисян. On former Soviet passports, the Russian names were usually transcribed to Latin alphabet using a French transcription system since French was the language used on it as the diplomatic language.
Preceded by Hrant Bagratyan |
Prime Minister of Armenia 1996-1997 |
Succeeded by Robert Kocharyan |
Prime Ministers of Armenia | ![]() |
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Democratic Republic of Armenia (1918-1920): Hovhannes Katchaznouni • Alexander Khatisyan • Hamo Ohanjanyan • Simon Vratzian
Soviet era: as part of Republic of Armenia (1991-): Vazgen Manukyan • Gagik Harutyunyan • Khosrow Arutyunyan • Hrant Bagratyan • Armen Sargsyan • Robert Kocharian • Armen Darbinyan • Vazgen Sargsyan • Aram Sargsyan • Andranik Margaryan |