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political party.

Biography

Early life

Avedis Guidanian was born on 21 November 1966. He had enrolled his secondary education in Armenian Catholic Mesrobian High School. He holds a degree in

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from the Lebanese University.

Life as ARF party member

He is member of

and had various roles in it. He was chosen as the chairman of Zavarian Student Association of ARF and represented the party in the group of Lebanese parties as well as in numerous assemblies. He had participated in political parties' international assemblies that were held in

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. In 1998, he was elected as member of ARF Central Committee of Lebanon for the first time. From 2001 till 2005 he was the foreman of ARF Central Committee of Lebanon. Since 2009, he has been the principal of Voice of Van. In 2015, he was elected as the vice-representative of ARF Central Committee of Lebanon.

Personal life

He is married and has two children.Avedis Guidanian's biography on National News Agency of Lebanon
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References

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