Bust :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

The Armenian Highland, the Homeland of Armenians

Bust

Bust 1990 y․

Georgia / Javakhk / Akhalkalak / Olaver

Description
1990 y․

In 1990 the bust of War-Lord Andranik was erected in the centre of the village.

Andranik Ozanian (1865 to 1927) was a leading figure of Armenian national liberation movement. He was born in the family of a craftsman in the village town of Shapin-Garahisar, Armenia Minor, and received primary education at the local college named Mousheghian. At a young age, Andranik harnessed himself to the liberation struggle of Western Armenia. During the massacres of Armenians between 1894 and 1896, he participated in the fighting against the Turkish troops in Taron and Sasun. In the late 1890s, Andranik actually became the leader of all the haydook groups (haydooks were otherwise also known as fidayis) of Western Armenia. He earned himself the fame of a national hero particularly after the defence of Arakelots Monastery (1901). He also conducted battles in Taron, Sasun, Vaspurakan and elsewhere. In January 1918, the High Command of the Caucasian front conferred the title of Major General upon Andranik. From 1922 until his death, Andranik lived in Fresno City, USA. In 1928 his remains were moved to Paris and buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery (ՀՍՀ, հ. 1, Երևան, 1974, էջ 392). In 2000 the General’s body found eternal repose in his homeland, where it was interred in Yerablur Pantheon in Yerevan. Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 546.