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Vahé Achikian

Identification of the Armenian fighters above, taken aboard Request for immediate correction: the names of the 6 Huntchakian operatives above are terribly wrong; this photo was taken in Mersine, Ottoman Cilicia on 1 April 1896 just before they boarded the French ship to Marseille:Huntchakian ...
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Vahé Achikian

The Social Democrat Huntchakian Party (SDHP) is the second oldest Armenian political party, founded in 1887 by a group of college students in Geneva, Switzerland. Founding comrades names are: Avedis Nazarbekian, Gevork Karadjian, Ruben Khan-Azad, Kristaphor Ohanian, Mariam Vartanian, Gabriél ...
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Vahe Achikian

The correct name is Hunchak Abardyan of Zeytun. The Abardyan clan used to be one of the ruling feudal “Ishkhans” of Zeytun, but in the early 1800’s they ran afoul of the Yenidunyayan clan and were defeated and decimated. The survivors ran away to Marash and became foot soldiers and trustees for ...
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