Tiran Vazgeni Khachatryan (Armenian: Տիրան Վազգենի Խաչատրյան; born 1977) is an Armenian lieutenant general who formerly served as the First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia.[1] During the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, Khachatryan was conferred with the title of National Hero of Armenia.[2]
Tiran Khachatryan | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Տիրան Վազգենի Խաչատրյան |
| Birth name | Tiran Vazgeni Khachatryan |
| Born | July 20, 1977 Proshyan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Armenian Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1987–present |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | National Hero of Armenia |
Life and career
editTiran Vazgenovich Khachatryan was born on 20 July 1977 in the Armenian SSR, part of the then Soviet Union.
In 1987, he joined the Proshyan Volunteer Detachment to take part in operations along the border villages of the Noyemberyan District in Armenia. During the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, from 1990 to 1991, he was a military signalman in the Armenian Armed Forces and provided communications with the border regions of the country, the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and Yerevan. From 1991 to 1994, he fought in the ARF's Shushi Battalion.
On 4 September 2013, by the decree of the President of Armenia, he was appointed head of the Combat Training Department of the Armenian Armed Forces with the conclusion of a five-year contract.[3]
On 15 June 2020, by the decree of the President of Armenia, he was appointed the First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces.[4] On February 24, 2021, Khachatryan was relieved of the post of First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.[1] Khachatryan's dismissal on the order of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was the stated reason for a declaration by more than 40 of Armenia's top military officers (including Khachatryan) calling for Pashinyan's resignation; Pashinyan condemned the declaration as a coup attempt.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b ռ/կ, Ազատություն (24 February 2021). "Տիրան Խաչատրյանն ազատվել է ՀՀ ԶՈՒ գլխավոր շտաբի պետի առաջին տեղակալի պաշտոնից" [Tiran Khachatryan has been dismissed from the post of first deputy Chief of Staff of the RA Armed Forces]. «Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան (in Armenian). Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ "Tiran Khachatryan – National Hero of the Republic of Armenia". Public Radio of Armenia. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Tiran Khachatryan assigned head of combat training department". Armenpress. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Tiran Khachatryan appointed first deputy chief of General Staff of Armed Forces". Armenpress. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ ռ/կ, Ազատություն (25 February 2021). "Armenian Military Demands Government's Resignation". «Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» Ռադիոկայան. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
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