Babken Gurgeni Ararktsyan (Armenian: Բաբկեն Գուրգենի Արարքցյան, 16 September 1944 – 12 December 2023[1]) was an Armenian politician. He was Chairman of the Supreme Council from 1991 to 1995[2] and Speaker of the National Assembly from 1995 to 1998.[3]

Babken Ararktsyan
Բաբկեն Արարքցյան
Ararktsyan in 2014
President of the National Assembly
In office
27 July 1995 – 3 February 1998
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byKhosrov Harutyunyan
Chairman of the Supreme Council of Armenia
In office
21 September 1991 – 27 July 1995
Preceded byLevon Ter-Petrosyan
Succeeded byposition abolished
Personal details
Born(1944-09-16)16 September 1944
Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR
Died12 December 2023(2023-12-12) (aged 79)
Political partyPan-Armenian National Movement
OccupationMathematician

References

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  1. ^ "Ex-Armenian parliament speaker dies at 79". www.panorama.am. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. ^ "The History of Armenian Parliaments". National Assembly of Armenia.
  3. ^ "Yeltsin voices regret over Armenian resignation: Russian reaction". BBC News. 4 February 1998.
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Political offices
Preceded by Chairman of the Supreme Council of Armenia
1991–1995
Succeeded by
Position abolished
Preceded by
Position established
President of the National Assembly of Armenia
1995–1998
Succeeded by