Aysor.am: Why Andranik Kocharyan was not nominated as chairman of the Defense and Security Committee?
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Robert Sedraki Kocharyan is an Armenian politician. He served as the President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic from 1994 to 1997 and Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh from 1992 to 1994. He served as the second President of Armenia between 1998 and 2008 and as Prime Minister of Armenia from 1997 to 1998.
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politics · Former leader of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and Armenia · politician · engineer · electrical engineer · also Robert Kocharyan, Robert Sedraki Kocharyan, Kocharyan
Born 31 August 1954 · Q613051
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Aysor.am: Why Andranik Kocharyan was not nominated as chairman of the Defense and Security Committee?
NEWS.am: Ex-President Robert Kocharyan's office chief: Armenia citizens expect security coordination from Security Council secretary, not big-mouthed statuses
Published video “Ակցիզային հարկը բարձրացնելու խոստում կա՞ր”.
Published video “Փաշինյանին չեն հրավիրելու Բաքու, իրեն կանչելու են”.
Published video “Ընդդիմությունը պետք է միասնական ճակատ ձևավորի”.
Published video “Կտեսնենք՝ ով է վերջ ի վերջո նստելու”.
Published video “Ժամանակը կգա՝ ԿԸՀ անդամները ցուցմունք կտան Փաշինյանի դեմ”.
Published video “Փախչելն ու թաքնվելն իմ մասին չէ”.
Published video “Կառավարության պահակ պետք է աշխատի, ոչ թե ղեկավար”.
Published video “ՀՀ երկրորդ նախագահ Ռոբերտ Քոչարյանի հարցազրույցը հայկական մի շարք ԶԼՄ-ներին”.
Published video “Ռոբերտ Քոչարյանը հարցազրույց է տվել լրատվամիջոցներին”.
Published video “Բաքվում ուրախացել են ընտրությունների արդյունքներից”.
Public attention spiked: 5,358 Wikipedia readers in one day, 42.2× the usual 127, with 2 article edits. Coverage that week: “Migration Service rejects claim linking voter registration at former president Robert Kocharyan’s address to electoral fraud” (Armenpress).
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Armenpress: Migration Service rejects claim linking voter registration at former president Robert Kocharyan’s address to electoral fraud
News: Armenia 2nd Robert Kocharyan on PM Nikol Pashinyan's accusations: Russian president never speaks openly with anyone
Trend News Agency: Robert Kocharyan's propaganda of national hatred and enmity against Azerbaijanis exposed - TRIAL (PHOTO)
Admitted to having a poor command of standard Armenian, saying that he "had difficulties with writing and reading in Armenian"
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Eurasianet: Ex-president Kocharyan’s son charged with money laundering and tax evasion
All Kocharyan's assets and property, other than his pension, were frozen by the court
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Campaign: 2008 election.
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There was a meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents in Minsk on 28 November and ministerial meetings were held in Moscow
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“The Karabakhi people made their historic choice, defended their national interests in the war that was forced upon them. Today, they are building a free and independent state.”
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Earned Silver Olympic Order (2003).
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Campaign: 2003 election.
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Kocharyan was attending a jazz performance at Poplavok cafe in Yerevan, and was greeted by former classmate Poghos Poghosyan with the words "Hi Rob"
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Awarded The honorary doctor of Lebanese University (1999).
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And 2003; both presidential elections were held in two rounds
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Career landmark: President of Armenia (1998–2008).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Armenia (1997–1998).
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Career landmark: President of Artsakh (1994–1997).
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“In reality, all experts were voicing that the policy led in Armenia made the war inevitable. Different expert circles insisted we were not ready and we night face a controversial and severe war.”
“An unduly unfair peace cannot be lasting and sustainable. I want to end this conflict, and we must find a solution which which will be fair.”
“All my close friends ask me ‘Why are you doing this [running for office]?’. And I always tell myself: ‘If not me, then who?’ I asked this question to myself in 1992, 1997 and I'm asking myself the same question now, today. It feels like it's my destiny to fix what others broke.”
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Artsakh (1992–1994).
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Kocharyan was elected to the Supreme Soviet of the newly established Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR)
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Was elected to Soviet Armenia's Supreme Soviet
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Graduated with honors from the Electro-Technical Department of the Karl Marx Polytechnic Institute in Yerevan (now called the National Polytechnic University of Armenia)
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Born 1954-08-31.
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All my close friends ask me ‘Why are you doing this [running for office]?’. And I always tell myself: ‘If not me, then who?’ I asked this question to myself in 1992, 1997 and I'm asking myself the same question now, today. It feels like it's my destiny to fix what others broke.
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