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Karnig Sarkissian
Karnig Sarkissian ( hy, Գառնիկ Սարգսյան; hyw, Գառնիկ Սարգիսեան; born 1953) is an Armenian-American singer from Aleppo, Syria. He is best known throughout the Armenian diaspora for his performance of Armenian patriotic and revolutionary songs. He is a supporter of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF). Prison In 1982, Sarkissian, who was resident of Anaheim, California at the time, was convicted of taking part in a plot to bomb the Turkish Consulate in Philadelphia. According to the conviction, his accomplices were Viken Vasken Yacoubian of Glendale, Vicken Archavir Sarkissian Hovsepian of Santa Monica, Dikran Sarkis Berberian of Glendale, and Steven John Dadaian of Canoga Park. They were accused of being members of the militant group Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide (JCAG). His prison sentence was cut short.Man Convicted in Consulate Bombing Plan - Los Angeles Times After his release from prison, Karnig Sarkissian resumed his artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleppo
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Justice Commandos Of The Armenian Genocide
Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide (JCAG) ( hy, Հայկական Ցեղասպանութեան Արդարութեան Մարտիկներ, ՀՑԱՄ) was an Armenian militant organization active from 1975 to 1987. JCAG conducted an international campaign of attacks against Turkish representatives and interests, primarily in Europe and North America, killing numerous attachés of the Turkish government. JCAG's stated reason for these attacks was the establishment of an independent Armenia in historical Armenian areas and official recognition of the Armenian genocide by Turkey. By 1983, JCAG is generally thought to have transformed into the Armenian Revolutionary Army (ARA) as either a renaming or continuation, with communiques and military activities claimed under that name until 1985.MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Aleppo
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Living People
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People Convicted On Terrorism Charges
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Syrian Emigrants To The United States
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Syrian People Of Armenian Descent
Syrians ( ar, سُورِيُّون, ''Sūriyyīn'') are an Eastern Mediterranean ethnic group indigenous to the Levant. They share common Levantine Semitic roots. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend of both indigenous elements and the foreign cultures that have come to inhabit the region of Syria over the course of thousands of years. The mother tongue of most Syrians is Levantine Arabic, which came to replace the former mother tongue, Aramaic, following the Muslim conquest of the Levant in the 7th century. The conquest led to the establishment of the Caliphate under successive Arab dynasties, who, during the period of the later Abbasid Caliphate, promoted the use of the Arabic language. A minority of Syrians have retained Aramaic which is still spoken in its Eastern and Western dialects. In 2018, the Syrian Arab Republic had an estimated population of 19.5 million, which includes, aside from the aforementioned majority, ethnic minorities such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Armenian Male Singers
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Harout Pamboukjian
Harout Pamboukjian ( hy, Հարութ Փամբուկչյան; hyw, Յարութ Փամպուքճեան; born July 1, 1950), known as Dzakh Harut ( hy, Ձախ Հարութ, literally "Left Harout"), is an Armenian pop singer living in Los Angeles. His Armenian dance, folk, and revolutionary and romantic songs make him a favorite among Armenians worldwide. Early life Harout Pamboukjian was born on July 1, 1950, in Yerevan, Armenia (then part of the Soviet Union). In his early teens, he took lessons in many musical instruments including the guitar, the bouzouki and saz (stringed instruments), the dhol (drums) and the piano, later forming a band called Erebouni. His interest in music was initially influenced by his mother Tsaghik Shahakyan, who was also a singer. Erebouni went from village to village playing everything from Charles Aznavour to Deep Purple and Elvis, at weddings and universities. Due to restrictions under the Soviet Union, Harout and most of his family left Sovi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sevak Amroyan
Sevak Amroyan ( hy, Սևակ Ամրոյան; born July 10, 1990) is an Armenian singer, who is best known as the winner of Shant TV's folk music competition . Amroyan has released three albums so far, (2016), (2020), and (2022) Early life Amroyan was born in the capital Yerevan, but grew up in the village of Proshyan, Kotayk Province, where he went to school. Career Amroyan came to prominence in 2007, after winning the first season of Shant TV's folk music competition (Folk Singer). Since then he has released multiple singles such as "", "" and "" with millions of views on YouTube. In 2015, he recorded the song "" with Mher Mesropyan amid the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, with the music video being shot in the Genocide Memorial in Yerevan. In 2016, Amroyan released his debut album, . One of the songs from the album, "" featuring Nune Yesayan, received an award at Armenia TV's Song of the Year Awards in 2017. In 2019, he was chosen as one of the four judges for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Times
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' is a daily newspaper headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The newspaper's circulation is the largest in both the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the Delaware Valley metropolitan region of Southeastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey, Delaware, and the northern Eastern Shore of Maryland, and the 17th largest in the United States as of 2017. Founded on June 1, 1829 as ''The Pennsylvania Inquirer'', the newspaper is the third longest continuously operating daily newspaper in the nation. It has won 20 Pulitzer Prizes . ''The Inquirer'' first became a major newspaper during the American Civil War. The paper's circulation dropped after the Civil War's conclusion but then rose again by the end of the 19th century. Originally supportive of the Democratic Party, ''The Inquirers political orientation eventually shifted toward the Whig Party and then the Republican Party before officially becoming politically independent in the middle of the 20th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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