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1999 Armenian parliament shooting was an attack on the Armenian parliament on October 27, 1999 at 5:15 p.m, by a group of armed men that killed the Prime Minister of Armenia and 7 other high ranking officials. National Assembly building in Yerevan The Azgayin Zhoghov of Armenia (Armenian: ; English: National Assembly) is the official name of the legislative branch of the government of Armenia. ...
October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 65 days remaining. ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
The Prime Minister of Armenia is the most senior minister within the Armenian government, and is required by the constitution to oversee the Governments regular activities [and] coordinate the work of the Ministers. ...
Nairi Hunanyan shooting Prime Minister Vazgen Sarkisian who was sitting on the front right side seat. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Shooting
The government was holding a question-and-answer period when five gunmen entered, led by Nairi Hunanyan who was a former journalist, plus his brother and uncle. They burst into the parliament chamber after they easily obtained passes allowing them to enter parliament, smuggling their weapons under their overcoats. They fired their automatic weapons and killed Prime Minister Vazgen Sarkisian, Parliamentary Speaker Karen Demirchian, Deputy Speakers Yuri Bakhshian and Ruben Miroian, Armenia's Emergencies Minister Leonard Petrosian, and at least three others. After killing high ranking officials, they announced they were staging a coup d'état [1] and claimed that they wanted to punish "corrupt officials."[2] The leader of the group said they only intended to kill Prime Minister Sarkisian, and the other deaths were "mistakes". They surrendered Thursday morning and freed about 40 hostages after they were allowed to speak on national television and were promised a fair trial and safe passage by negotiations with the President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan. [3][4] Nairi Hunanyan and the five gunmen were sentenced to life in prison. Hunanyan Nairi (born 1965) is an Armenian journalist and leader of armed attack on Armenian Parliament (October 27, 1999), who assassinated Prime Minister of Armenia Vasgen Sarkissian. ...
Vasgen Sarkissian (1959 - October 26, 1999), also known as Vazgen Sarkisyan, was Prime Minister of Armenia for the Republican Party of Armenia from June 1999 until his death. ...
Karen Serobovich Demirchyan (April 17, 1932, Yerevan—October 27, 1999, Yerevan) was an Armenian (and Soviet Union) communist and later independent politician, Armenian Communist Party first secretary from 1974 to 1988. ...
// A coup dÉtat (pronounced ), or simply coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, often through illegal means by a part of the state establishment — mostly replacing just the high-level figures. ...
There have been two Presidents of Armenia since independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. ...
Robert Sedraki Kocharian (Armenian: Ռոբերտ Քոչարյան) (born August 31, 1954) is the second president of the third republic of Armenia. ...
Aftermath Thousands of Armenians gathered in the Armenian city of Yerevan's Freedom Square for funeral services as the nation continued three days of official mourning for its prime minister and seven other government slain officials. About 20,000 people, including Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, came to pay their respects for the dead lawmakers. United States President Bill Clinton offered condolences and support by telephone to Armenian President Robert Kocharyan. Hunanian was later quoted as saying "We wanted to save the Armenian people from perishing and restore their rights." Location of Yerevan in Armenia Coordinates: Country Armenia Established 782 BC Government - Mayor Yervand Zakharyan Area - City 227 km² (87. ...
Freedom Square under Construction Freedom Square (formerly known as Lenin Square) is located in the center of Tbilisi at the end of Rustaveli Avenue. ...
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: ) (born October 7, 1952) is the incumbent President of Russia. ...
William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ...
Robert Sedraki Kocharian (Armenian: Ռոբերտ Քոչարյան) (born August 31, 1954) is the second president of the third republic of Armenia. ...
Alleged Russian involvement Days after the shooting, allegations turned up accusing Russia of organizing the attack. Former Federal Security Service (FSB) agent Alexander Litvinenko said in various interviews that the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General-Staff of the Russian armed forces had organized the terrorist attack in the Armenian parliament.[5]. The Russian embassy quickly denied any such involvement issuing the statement “in connection with recent press articles about the alleged involvement of the Russian special services in the tragic events at the Armenian parliament on 27 October 1999.” It also described it as an attempt to harm relations between Armenia and Russia by people against the democratic reforms in Russia. The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (Федера́льная слу́жба безопа́сности Росси́йско...
Alexander Valterovich Litvinenko (Russian: ) (30 August 1962[1][2] – 23 November 2006) was a lieutenant-colonel in the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation and later a Russian dissident and writer. ...
Alleged involvement of Robert Kocharian According to some experts Robert Kocharian, who was the President of Armenia, was allegedly behind the 1999 Armenian parliament shooting which eliminated the political leaders that could have competed with him on the national level.[6] In October 2001, thousands marched in the streets of Yereven on the second anniversary of the killings, demanding Kocharian's removal.[7] Robert Sedraki Kocharian (IPA: , Armenian: ) (born August 31, 1954) is the second president of the third republic of Armenia. ...
There have been two Presidents of Armenia since independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. ...
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