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    JAVAKHK DIASPORA OF RUSSIA CONDEMNS DEMOLITION OF MONUMENT TO ANDRANIK IN SOCHI

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    May 30, 2011 - 11:51 AMT

    Javakhk Diaspora of Russia (JDR) issued a statement on the dismantling
    of the monument to General Andranik in Sochi, Russia, condemning
    behavior of Sochi authorities and leaders of regional public
    organizations, which are privy to the barbarous demolition of the
    monument to legendary General Andranik Ozanyan.

    "We urge Armenian public and other organizations, as well as Russian
    and Armenian authorities to form a commission to fairly investigate
    this offensive incident and make liable those who participated in it,"
    the statement reads.

    On May 27, the monument to Andranik Ozanyan in Sochi was demounted
    at the demand of local authorities. Armenian organizations of
    Russia, specifically the Union of Armenians of Russia (UAR) have not
    taken measures to prevent the monument demolition. The authorities
    explained their decision by the fact that the monument's unveiling
    could lead to Turkey's refusal to participate in the Olympic facilities
    construction. The author of the monument is People's Artist of Armenia,
    sculptor Marat Minasyan.

    General Andranik Ozanyan is Armenia's national hero. He is one of the
    leaders of the Armenian national liberation movement in the late 19th
    and early 20th centuries. He is also a national hero of Bulgaria. He
    was one of organizers of Sasun and Zangezur defense.

    On August 31, 1927, legendary General Andranik Ozanyan passed away in
    Fresno, California. His body was transported to France, and buried in
    the French Pere Lachaise cemetery. In 200, the government of the second
    independent Armenian Republic decided to relocate General Andranik's
    remains to Armenia, where he received an honorable military reburial
    at Yerablur Pantheon.



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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