Babken Gurgeni Ararktsyan (Armenian: Բաբկեն Գուրգենի Արարքցյան, 16 September 1944 – 12 December 2023[1]) was an Armenian politician. He was Chairman of the Supreme Council from 1991 to 1995[2] and Speaker of the National Assembly from 1995 to 1998.[3]
Babken Ararktsyan | |
|---|---|
Բաբկեն Արարքցյան | |
 Ararktsyan in 2014 | |
| President of the National Assembly | |
| In office 27 July 1995 – 3 February 1998 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Khosrov Harutyunyan |
| Chairman of the Supreme Council of Armenia | |
| In office 21 September 1991 – 27 July 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Levon Ter-Petrosyan |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 1944 Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR |
| Died | 12 December 2023 (aged 79) |
| Political party | Pan-Armenian National Movement |
| Occupation | Mathematician |
References edit
- ^ "Ex-Armenian parliament speaker dies at 79". www.panorama.am. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "The History of Armenian Parliaments". National Assembly of Armenia.
- ^ "Yeltsin voices regret over Armenian resignation: Russian reaction". BBC News. 4 February 1998.
External links edit
- Biography (in Armenian)