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    ARMENIAN WRITERS' UNION PRESIDENT DIES AT 66

    09:45 03.09.13

    Levon Ananyan, the longtime president of the Writers Union of Armenia,
    died Monday at age 66.

    Cancer was reported to be the cause of the decease.

    Ananyan was born on October 16, 1946 in the village of Koghb (Tavush
    region). A graduate of the Yerevan State University's Philology
    Department, he has for several years worked for different local
    publications.

    In 1992, Ananyan founded the publishing house Apolon, which introduced
    to the Armenian reader the first ever Armenian translations of
    world literature pieces. Ananyan was first elected the president
    of the Writers' Union 2001. He also lectured at the Yerevan State
    University's Department of Journalism.

    Since 2002, Ananyan had been the president of the Noyemberyan NGO. An
    author and editor of many books and publicistic articles, he was
    honored with the title of the Republic of Armenia merited cultural
    figure in 2008.

    Armenian News - Tert.am

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