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Fedayee (partisan) Artin Agha Demirjian – Yozgat
Fedayee (partisan) Artin Agha Demirjian from Yozgat. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection. Fedayeen were Armenian civilians who formed self-defense groups in reaction to the mass murder of Armenians (1894-1896) during the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II.
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Sultan Simian – Ourfa
Sultan Simian was a native of Ourfa. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection. Fedayeen were Armenian civilians who formed self-defense groups in reaction to the mass murder of Armenians (1894-1896) during the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II.
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Dzovk volunteers – Giligia 1919
Dzovk volunteers who fought the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Arara on September 19, 1918. From right to left: (sitting) S. Kinosian, M. Navarian, M. Toutelian, M. Manoyan, N. Matossian, (standing) B. Assadourian, S. Kodjolian, H. Der Nercessian, Kh. Vartabedian, H. Mellian, B. Der Margossian. Photo taken in Giligia (Kilikia or Cilicia) 1919. Armenian…
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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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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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Commemoration of the Armenian Legion in Jerusalem
Commemoration of the Armenian Legion in Jerusalem on October 25, 1925. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection. The nucleus of the Armenian Legion or Eastern Legion (1917-1920) was composed of former Musa Dagh resistants. The Eastern Legion was organized by the Armenians following the demand of the French government. An agreement was signed between the…
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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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Armenag Yegarian
Armenag Yegarian (1870 – 1926) was a student of Mgrditch Portugalian. He took part in the Defense of Van in 1915. He was a prominent member of the Democratic Liberal Party (Ramgavar). Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.
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Fedayee Vasken
Fedayee Vasken. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection. Fedayeen were Armenian civilians who formed self-defense groups in reaction to the mass murder of Armenians (1894-1896) during the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II.
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Fedayeen Keri, Yeprem and Usul Khecho
Fedayeen Keri, Yeprem and Usul Khecho (from left to right). Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection. Fedayeen were Armenian civilians who formed self-defense groups in reaction to the mass murder of Armenians (1894-1896) during the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II.