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Gagik Babayan
Gagik (in Western Armenian Kakig) is a common Armenian name. It may refer to: ;Royalty / Nobility * Gagik I of Armenia, Bagratid king of Armenia of the Bagratuni dynasty (989–1020) * Gagik I of Vaspurakan, Artsruni ruler of Vaspurakan (908–943) * Gagik II of Armenia, the last Armenian King of Armenia of the Bagratuni dynasty (1042-1045) * Gagik of Kakheti, King of Kakheti in eastern Georgia from 1039 to 1058 ;Contemporary *Gagik Harutyunyan, Armenian politician, Prime Minister of Armenia 1991-1992 *Gagik Hovunts, Armenian composer * Gagik Sargsyan, Armenian historian and academic *Gagik Simonyan Gagik Simonyan (born 21 August 1971), is a retired Armenian football midfielder and current manager. He has also 1 appearance for Armenia national team as a substitute in an away match against Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of ..., Armenian football player * Gagik Tsarukyan, also known by his nickname Dodi Gago, Armenian politician and businessman, founder of Prosp ...
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Gagik I Of Armenia
Gagik I ( hy, Գագիկ Ա) was the king of Armenia who reigned between 989 and 1020, under whom Bagratid Armenia reached its height, and "enjoyed the accustomed experience of unbroken peace and prosperity." Rule left, 220px, 11th century inscription mentioning Gagik I. Aragatsotn_Province.html"_;"title="Parpi,_Aragatsotn_Province">Parpi,_Aragatsotn_Province_ It_is_unknown_when_Gagik_I_was_born._He_succeeded_his_brother_Smbat_II_of_Armenia.html" "title="Aragatsotn_Province_.html" ;"title="Aragatsotn_Province.html" ;"title="Parpi, Aragatsotn Province">Parpi, Aragatsotn Province ">Aragatsotn_Province.html" ;"title="Parpi, Aragatsotn Province">Parpi, Aragatsotn Province It is unknown when Gagik I was born. He succeeded his brother Smbat II of Armenia">Smbat II in 989. He followed the footsteps of his predecessors in building churches and religious buildings in the capital Ani. Using the favorable economic conditions of Armenia, Gagik increased the size of the army up to 100,000 ...
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Gagik I Of Vaspurakan
Gagik I Artsruni ( hy, Գագիկ Ա Արծրունի; 879/880 – 943) was an Armenian noble of the Artsruni dynasty who ruled over Vaspurakan in southern Armenia, first as prince of northwestern Vaspurakan (Gagik III, 904–908) and after that until his death as King of Vaspurakan, also claiming the title of King of Armenia. Background Since the end of the 7th century, Armenia was under Arab dominion and headed by an ''ostikan'' (governor) representing the Umayyad, and later Abbasid caliphates, and was the scene of numerous battles against the Byzantine Empire since the 9th century. To strengthen the Arab authority, these ''ostikans'' were implanted into various regions of Armenian emirs; the historical province of Vaspurakan was no exception to this. In opposition, the Armenian nobility created '' ishkhans'' (princes) to gradually extend their authority in the region. Biography Youth and regency Second son of Grigor-Derenik Artsruni, the Prince of Vaspurakan, and Sophia B ...
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Gagik II Of Armenia
Gagik II ( hy, Գագիկ Բ; c. 1025 - May 5/November 24, 1079) was the last Armenian king of the Bagratuni dynasty. Known as Gagik II King of Ani (Ani being the capital of the kingdom at the time) he was enthroned as Gagik II and ruled for a brief period from 1042 to 1045 before the Bagratid dynasty rule collapsed in Armenia. Historical background During the reign of Hovhannes-Smbat (John-Smbat), a feudal lord, David, who owned Taik during his battles against the Muslims, gained a large area which stretched all the way to Manzikert. David was a subject of Byzantium and when he died his entire territory was occupied by Basil II, who had resumed the policy of, bit by bit, annexing Armenia to his empire. This policy of occupation and expansion was also pursued by the successors of Basil II. By the death of Hovhannes-Smbat around 1040 and that of Ashot IV shortly after, Michael V, one of the successors of Basil II, was the emperor cornering Armenia. Michael claimed that the Kingdom ...
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Gagik Of Kakheti
Gagik ( ka, გაგიკი) (died 1058) was a King of Kakheti and Hereti in eastern Georgia from 1039 to 1058. Life He was a son of the Armenian Bagratid king David I of Lorri and his Georgian wife, sister of King Kvirike III of Kakheti who adopted Gagik as his son and heir. When Kvirike III died in 1029, King Bagrat IV of Georgia annexed Kakheti to his kingdom, but, in 1039, the Kakhetian nobility succeeded in restoring monarchy and installed Gagik as king. Through maneuvering between Bagrat IV and the powerful Georgian warlord Liparit Orbeliani Gagik managed to retain his crown and the integrity of his kingdom. He aided Bagrat in his expeditions against the Emirate of Tbilisi, but when the king of Georgia attempted to take Gagik's possessions in Hereti The Kingdom of Hereti ( ka, ჰერეთის სამეფო ''heretis samepo'') was a medieval monarchy which emerged in Caucasus on the Iberian-Albanian frontier. Nowadays it roughly corresponds to the southeas ...
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Gagik Harutyunyan
Gagik Garushi Harutyunyan ( hy, Գագիկ Գարուշի Հարությունյան; born 23 March 1948) is an Armenian politician and jurist who served as the president of the Constitutional Court of Armenia from 1996 to 2018. He served as Prime Minister of Armenia from 22 November 1991 to 30 July 1992. Harutyunyan was elected as Vice President of Levon Ter-Petrossian Levon Hakobi Ter-Petrosyan ( hy, Լևոն Հակոբի Տեր-Պետրոսյան; born 9 January 1945), also known by his initials LTP, is an Armenian politician who served as the first president of Armenia from 1991 until his resignation in 1998 ... and served from 11 November 1991 until February 1996, when the post was abolished by the new constitution. As replacement, the National Assembly elected him as the president of the center of constitutional law of Armenia. References External links The President of the Constitutional Court {{DEFAULTSORT:Harutyunyan, Gagik 1948 births Living people Prime ...
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Gagik Hovunts
Gagik Hovunts (1 March 1930 – 1 September 2019) was an Armenian composer, born in Yerevan. He started his music education at the Alexander Spendiaryan Music School. In 1954 he graduated from the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory, the class of violin with Karp Dombaev, and in 1957 - the class of composition with Grigor Yeghiazaryan Grigor Yeghiazaryan ( hy, Գրիգոր Եղիազարյան; 8 December 1908 − 4 November 1988) was a Soviet and Armenian composer. People's Artist of the USSR (1977). He was born on 8 December 1908 in Blur, Erivan Governorate, Russian Empire .... He was a professor at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory from 1984 onwards. References External links Gagik Hovunts 1930 births 2019 deaths Armenian composers Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan alumni Academic staff of the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan Musicians from Yerevan {{Composer-stub ...
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Gagik Sargsyan
Gagik Sargsyan ( hy, Գագիկ Խորենի Սարգսյան; 6 April 1926, in Yerevan – 25 August 1998, in Yerevan) was an Armenian historian, who served as the vice president of the Armenian Academy of Sciences. Biography He studied at Yerevan State University, then finished Leningrad State University in 1950. From 1954 to 1962 Sarkisyan worked at Institute of History of the Armenian Academy of Sciences, Deputy Director of the Institute of History of the Armenian Academy of Sciences (1962-1966). Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Armenian Academy of Sciences, Professor of Yerevan State University. Academic-secretary of Humanitarian branch of the Armenian Academy of Sciences. He is known for his works dedicated to Armenian and Oriental history, including the academic work dedicated to Armenian historian Movses Khorenatsi Movses Khorenatsi (ca. 410–490s AD; hy, Մովսէս Խորենացի, , also written as ''Movses Xorenac‘i'' and Moses of Khore ...
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Gagik Simonyan
Gagik Simonyan (born 21 August 1971), is a retired Armenian football midfielder and current manager. He has also 1 appearance for Armenia national team as a substitute in an away match against Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the .... Coaching career 2011–2013 - assistant coach of Alashkert FC, 2013–2014 - assistant coach of Ulisses FC, 2014–2015 - interim coach of Ulisses FC, since 2015 - Head coach of Alashkert FC. Arrest On 12 January 2016 Simonyan was arrested by the National Security Service of Armenia along with administrator, assistant coach and one of footballers of the club. He was accused of illegal betting. References External links * * 1971 births Living people Armenian footballers Armenian football managers Armenia international f ...
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Gagik Tsarukyan
Gagik Tsarukyan ( hy, Գագիկ Ծառուկյան; born 25 November 1956) is an Armenian businessman, politician, and former athlete. Tsarukyan is the founder and leader of the Prosperous Armenia political party. He also owns various large-scale businesses and is believed to be one of the richest men in Armenia. Announcing his departure from politics for a hiatus in February 2015, he announced his return to politics in January 2017, forming the parliamentary Tsarukyan Alliance, an electoral alliance made up of Prosperous Armenia, the Alliance Party and the Mission Party. During the 2018 Armenian parliamentary election, Prosperous Armenia obtained 8.26% of the popular vote, coming in second and becoming the largest opposition party in parliament. An avid sportsman, he practiced boxing, wrestling and arm wrestling, becoming world champion in arm-wrestling in 1996 and winning the European championship in 1998. Tsarukyan is also the president of Armenian National Olympic Committee, ...
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Gago Drago
Gagik Harutyunyan ( hy, Գագիկ Հարությունյան; born 8 March 1985), better known as Gago Drago, is an Armenian-born Dutch welterweight kickboxer from Alkmaar. He is known for his punch combinations and unpredictable kicking techniques and highly aggressive fighting style. Gago competed in K1-MAX and is trained at Loeks Gym, by Edwin van Os. Biography and career Gago Drago was born in Verishen, Armenia on 8 March 1985. In 1989, due to the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, he moved, together with his family, to the Netherlands. At the age of 14 he started training kickboxing at Gym Alkmaar. First as a sparring partner of well-known fighters like Sahin Yakut and Dennis "Rus" Sharoykin. By the age of 20, his name Gagik Haroetjunjan, was replaced by "Gago Drago", when he was fighting his way up in the Dutch and Belgian kickboxing circuit. Early in his career he was not allowed to travel out of the Benelux because of his visa issues. Finally in 2005 he received his Dutch citi ...
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