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Garo (name)
Garo, a common Armenian first name, shortened version of Karapet (Eastern Armenian) / Garabed (Western Armenian). For Eastern Armenian variant of Garo, namely Karo, refer to Karo (name) Given name Armenian * Garo H. Armen, chairman and chief executive officer of Antigenics Inc * Garo Hamamcıoğlu (born 1945), Turkish Armenian footballer * Garo Kahkejian (1962–1993), a famed Armenian military commander * Garo Mafyan (born 1951), Turkish Armenian musician and composer * Garo Mardirossian (born 1956), Armenian-American attorney * Garo Paylan (born 1972), Turkish Armenian politician and Member of Parliament * Garo Sassouni (1889–1977), Armenian intellectual, author, journalist, revolutionary, educator, and public figure * Garo Yepremian (1944–2015), American football placekicker * Garo Zakarian (1895–1967), Soviet Armenian composer and conductor Others * Garo Aida (born 1949), Japanese photographer known widely for his erotic work Surname Armenian * Armen Garo, Armenian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenians
Armenians ( hy, հայեր, ''hayer'' ) are an ethnic group native to the Armenian highlands of Western Asia. Armenians constitute the main population of Armenia and the ''de facto'' independent Artsakh. There is a wide-ranging diaspora of around five million people of full or partial Armenian ancestry living outside modern Armenia. The largest Armenian populations today exist in Russia, the United States, France, Georgia, Iran, Germany, Ukraine, Lebanon, Brazil, and Syria. With the exceptions of Iran and the former Soviet states, the present-day Armenian diaspora was formed mainly as a result of the Armenian genocide. Richard G. Hovannisian, ''The Armenian people from ancient to modern times: the fifteenth century to the twentieth century'', Volume 2, p. 421, Palgrave Macmillan, 1997. Armenian is an Indo-European language. It has two mutually intelligible spoken and written forms: Eastern Armenian, today spoken mainly in Armenia, Artsakh, Iran, and the former Soviet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garo Sassouni
Garo Sassouni (; 1889 – 1977) was an Armenian intellectual, author, journalist, revolutionary, educator, and public figure. Garo Sassouni was born in the village of Aharonk in the Khulb canton of historical Sassoun province and was a relative of famed Armenian revolutionary fighter Hrayr Dzhoghk. He graduated from Mekhitarist institutions in Mush, then received a law degree from the University of Constantinople. He then became an active participant of the Armenian revolutionary movement. He became a member of the parliament of the Independent Republic of Armenia and a provincial governor. After the fall of the republic he went abroad and became a leader of the Revolutionary Committee of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation The Armenian Revolutionary Federation ( hy, Հայ Յեղափոխական Դաշնակցութիւն, ՀՅԴ ( classical spelling), abbr. ARF or ARF-D) also known as Dashnaktsutyun (collectively referred to as Dashnaks for short), is an Armenian .... He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floriana Garo
Floriana Garo (born 15 February 1987) is an Albanian television personality and former Miss Albania. She represented Albania in the Miss World 2012 beauty pageant. Garo was the first host of the entertainment show ''Jo Vetem Mode'' on TV Klan as well as the first weather presenter on Albania's ABC News. In addition, she has also been the brand ambassador for Albania's Cortefiel clothing since 2011. Early life and education Born in Durres, she is the daughter of college professor Sofokli Garo and Teuta Garo, a physician. In 2002, she and her family moved to the United States where she lived for eight years. Garo is a graduate of the City College of New York having studied international relations and played on the university volleyball team, winning Player of the Year in 2007 and 2009. She is fluent in English, Albanian, Italian, and French. Career ''Jo Vetem Modë'' “Jo vetem mode”, in English “Not only fashion”, is a lifestyle show in Albania, which airs on nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Garo
Emma Garo (also known as Emma Garo Ma’aramo) is a lawyer and currently Chief Magistrate in the Solomon Islands. She was one of the first qualified women lawyers in the country. Garo worked as a senior defense legal officer for the Public Solicitors Office in the Solomon Islands before being appointed a principal magistrate in 2007. In 2014 Garo was appointed a resident magistrate in the island state of Nauru. When her contract was not renewed in 2017, there was some suspicion that this was due to government interference as Garo had sentenced a number of anti-government demonstrators during her tenure. Garo has also served as a magistrate and Deputy Chief Magistrate in the Honiara Central Magistrates’ Court. In 2017 she was sworn in as the Chief Magistrate, becoming the first female Chief Magistrate in Solomon Islands. In 2018, Garo was named Woman of Courage. The United States Ambassador to Solomon Islands, Her Excellency Catherine Ebert-Gray Catherine Ebert-Gray (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ángel Garó
Ángel Paredes Hortelano (La Línea de la Concepción, 12 January 1965) better known as Ángel Garó is a Spanish actor and comedian. He lives in Málagabr> He became very popular in the 1990s thanks to his performances in '' Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez'' and his show ''Personas humanas''. He dubbed all the characters of the movie '' FernGully: The Last Rainforest'' in Spain, and he has taken part in different programs like '' Noche de Fiesta'' or ''Mira quien baila Mira (), designation Omicron Ceti (ο Ceti, abbreviated Omicron Cet, ο Cet), is a red-giant star estimated to be 200–400 light-years from the Sun in the constellation Cetus. ο Ceti is a binary stellar system, consisting of a va ...''. External links * 1965 births Living people People from La Línea de la Concepción Spanish male voice actors Spanish comedians Spanish male television actors Spanish stand-up comedians {{Spain-comedian-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aminu Sule Garo
Aminu Sule Garo (born 1962) is a Nigerian politician and businessman. He was elected Senator for Kano North in April 2007, but his election was annulled in December 2007 on the basis that he lacked the required qualifications. Background Aminu Sule Garo was born in Garo Town, Kabo Local Government Area, Kano State, Nigeria in 1962. His father was the late Kano business tycoon Alhaji Sule Galadima Garo. He attended Wudil Technical College for his secondary education and chose not to proceed to higher education in favor of a business career. He commenced business as a director at Sule Galadima & Sons Limited, from where he rose to become chairman and chief executive officer of Amaco Galadima Nigeria Limited. He was the chairman of the Kano State Investment & Properties Limited, until his resignation in 2006 due to his senatorial ambition. He also sits on the board of several companies, one of them being Ja'iz International PLC. Aminu Sule Garo is a devout Muslim and is married to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Crisis (video Game)
''Time Crisis'' is a light gun shooter arcade game, developed and released by Namco in 1995, and the first title to be released in the series of the same name. The game differentiated itself from other light gun shooters of the time by incorporating a pedal that controls when the player character takes cover to reload and avoid enemy fire. Players have a limited amount of time to clear each section by defeating enemies. The game's story focuses on Richard Miller, a secret agent, who is sent to rescue a kidnapped woman from a ruthless tyrant seeking to reclaim control of their former country from a new regime. A port of the game for the PlayStation was released in 1997, as part of a bundle coinciding with the launch of the Guncon light gun controller, and featured a add-on pack of additional stages that are set after the main story. Both the arcade original and the console version were well-received by critics, in particular the gameplay mechanics. The game proved a commercial suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armen Garo
Garegin or Karekin Pastermadjian ( classical hy, Գարեգին Փաստրմաճեան), better known by his ''nom de guerre'' Armen Garo or Armen Karo (Արմէն Գարօ; 9 February 1872 – 23 March 1923) was an Armenian activist and politician. Armen Karo was a leading member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation for more than two decades. He was one of the masterminds of the 1896 occupation of the Ottoman Bank in response to the Hamidian massacres and Operation Nemesis, in which several perpetrators of the Armenian genocide were assassinated. Between 1918 and 1920 he served as the first ambassador to the United States from the First Republic of Armenia. Biography Early life Karekin Pastermadjian was born in Karin (present day Erzurum Province). He finished his elementary education as one of the first graduates of the Sanasarian College of Erzerum (Sanasarian Varjaran Academy) in 1891. Later in 1894, he continued his studies in France to study agriculture at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garo Aida
is a Japanese photographer known widely for his erotic work. He has also worked in advertising, contributing his photographs to various Japanese companies' commercial ads, such as those by Fujitsu and Nippon Oil. Biography Excerpts from Aida's books ''Romansu'', ''Romansu Part 2'', and ''Hi ga gensou jipangu ~ Ten no maki'', showing nude adult women, were featured in the November 1983 issue of the French photography magazine '' Photo Reporter'', including on the cover. The June 1986 issue of the French edition of ''Photo'' magazine, which had a special focus on Japan, contained a cover photo by Aida showing three young nude Japanese women. His photos were also published during the 1980s in the Italian, German, and Spanish editions of ''Photo'' and in France's '' Newlook'' magazine, among others. During the 1990s, Aida made erotic photographs of teenage models both over and under 18 years of age. Among his best known models from this period are Kaoru from Japan and many of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garo Zakarian
Garo Hovannesi Zakarian (Arm: Կարո Հովհաննեսի Զաքարյան; 15 December 1895, Van, Ottoman Empire - 11 May 1967, Yerevan, Armenian SSR), was a Soviet Armenian composer and conductor. He was named a People's Artist of Armenia in 1960. Biography Zakarian studied music theory at the St. Petersburg Conservatory from 1916 to 1918. He was choirmaster and a teacher at the House of Armenian Arts in Tbilisi from 1921 to 1929, during which time he also graduated from the Tbilisi Conservatory in 1924. Zakarian moved to Yerevan in 1929, working as a lecturer at Yerevan State Conservatory in choral conducting. From 1938 to 1953 he was the head of the Yerevan Radio Chorus, and from 1949 a member of the CPSU "Hymn of the Bolshevik Party" , headquarters = 4 Staraya Square, Moscow , general_secretary = Vladimir Lenin (first)Mikhail Gorbachev (last) , founded = , banned = , founder = Vladimir Lenin , newspaper .... Zakaryan was clo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garo Yepremian
Garabed Sarkis "Garo" Yepremian (June 2, 1944 – May 15, 2015) was a Cypriot-Armenian American football placekicker who played in the National Football League for 15 seasons, primarily with the Miami Dolphins. During his nine seasons in Miami, Yepremian was named to two Pro Bowls, twice received first-team All-Pro honors, and helped the Dolphins win two Super Bowl titles. Yepremian's first championship victory in Super Bowl VII occurred as a member of the 1972 Dolphins, the only team to complete a perfect season in NFL history. He also played for the Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers before retiring in 1981. Early years Yepremian was born in Larnaca, Cyprus, to Armenian parents. Yepremian and his brother, Krikor, who attended Indiana University on a soccer scholarship, immigrated to the United States. Yepremian, who had earlier played in an organized soccer league in London, was not eligible to play NCAA football. After watching some of a footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garo Paylan
Garo Paylan ( hy, Կարօ Փայլան, born 1972) is a Turkish politician of Armenian descent. He is a Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) representing Diyarbakır. He became one of the first Armenian members of Turkey's parliament in decades alongside Markar Esayan ( AKP) and Selina Özuzun Doğan ( CHP). Life Garo Paylan was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1972 to an Armenian family originally from Malatya. He graduated from Istanbul University's School of Business. He then became a director of various Armenian schools in Istanbul. Thereafter, he became a director for a project that promoted multilingual education. Political career Garo Paylan first joined the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) in 2011 and was one of its campaign supports. He then represented the interests of Armenians within the party and soon joined other activists starting the People's Democratic Congress, becoming a member of its Central committee. Peoples' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
