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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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  • Armenag Yegarian with Jim Chankalian

    Armenag Yegarian with Jim Chankalian. Both were defenders of Van in 1915. Jim Chankalian was also the leader of the Armenian Americans who joined the Armenian Legion in 1917. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection. The Defense of Van (1915) was an act of self-defense by the Armenians against the genocide committed by Ottoman Turkey,…

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  • Armenag Yegarian, defender of Van – 1915

    Armenag Yegarian (1870 – 1926), defender of Van in 1915. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection. The Defense of Van (1915) was an act of self-defense by the Armenians against the genocide committed by Ottoman Turkey, the Turkish population, the Kurdish people and the German Empire. The Ottoman army and its military elite were modernized…

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  • Defenders of Van with General Antranig

    Defenders of Van with General Antranig

    A. Yegarian Group of Defenders of Van with General Antranig in 1915. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection. The Defense of Van (1915) was an act of self-defense by the Armenians against the genocide committed by Ottoman Turkey, the Turkish population, the Kurdish people and the German Empire. The Ottoman army and its military elite…

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