Artur Mkrtchyan

Artur Mkrtchyan
Արթուր Մկրտչյան
Mkrtchyan on a 1993 stamp of Nagorno-Karabakh
Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
In office
8 January 1992 – 14 April 1992
Prime MinisterOleg Yesayan
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byGeorgi Petrosian (acting)
Personal details
Born(1959-02-16)16 February 1959
Died14 April 1992(1992-04-14) (aged 33)
PartyARF
Alma materYerevan State University
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Artur Aslani Mkrtchyan (Armenian: Արթուր Ասլանի Մկրտչյան; 16 February 1959 – 14 April 1992) was the first Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, who was elected on 7 January 1992. He made an important contribution to reinforcing the defensive capabilities of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, but was fatally shot under unclear circumstances in April 1992.