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Boghos Buludian, hero of Arara
Boghos Buludian was a native of Dzovk. He took part in the Battle of Arara on September 19, 1918. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.
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Eghisabet Sultanian with her friend Anazon Yaqubian in Zeytun – 1895-1896
Eghisabet Sultanian with her friend Anazon Yaqubian in Zeytun 1895-1896. They are holding Martini rifles. The photo was taken by a Western missionary during the Grand Uprising (Second Zeytun Resistance) from winter 1895-1896. The Armenians from Zeytun, fearing the prospect of massacre, took up arms to defend themselves from Ottoman troops. Eghisabet Sultanian is the…
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Statue honouring the Armenian Legion
Statue honouring the Armenian Legion and the battle of Arara. The statue is covered with Armenian British and French flags. The Armenian Legion fought the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Arara on September 19, 1918. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection. The nucleus of the Armenian Legion or Eastern Legion (1917-1920) was composed of…
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Assadour Yenidunyayan
Assadour Yenidunyayan, one of the four Ishkhan of Zeytun, one of the heroes and leaders of the first 1862 Zeytun Resistance. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.
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Armenian leaders of the Second Zeytun Resistance
Armenian leaders of the Second Zeytun Resistance in 1896. From left to right : Hnchakian members Garabed Aghasi, Garabed Hrachia, Abah, Meleh. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.
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Khetcho
Khetcho participated in the Khanassor expedition on July 25, 1897. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.
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Bedo
Bedo participated in the Khanassor expedition on July 25, 1897. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.
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Aristakes Zorian
Aristakes Zorian (Garo) was a member of the Khanassor expedition. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.
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Papken Siuni
Papken Siuni (Bedros Parian) was one of the leaders of the 1896 Ottoman Bank takeover. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.
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ARF Congress that initiated Operation Nemesis
ARF Congress that initiated Operation Nemesis. It’s the 1920 Boston meeting where Operation Nemesis was born. This is the right side of the picture. Operation Nemesis was a covert operation from 1920 to 1922 to assassinate the masterminds (Young Turks) of the Armenian Genocide. Craig Karekin Wallen Private Coll. The Young Turks are a Pan-Turkist…