Vahan Papazian

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Vahan Papazian

Vahan Papazian (Armenian: Վահան Փափազյան; 1876-1973),[1] also known by his pseudonym Goms (Կոմս) was an Armenian political activist and a community leader in Van, a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation.

He was born in Tabriz to parents from Van. Papazian became a leading Armenian figure in the Van region in 1903 and in 1908 was elected to the Ottoman parliament from the Van Vilayet.[2] During the Armenian Genocide, he managed to escape to the Caucasus and died in Beirut.[3]

From 1942 to 1945, he was a member of the Armenian National Council, established in Berlin with the support of Alfred Rosenberg.[4]

Papazian was fielded by the ARF candidate for the Armenian Orthodox seat in the Metn constituency in the 1951 Lebanese general election. He was included in the pro-government Constitutional List. He obtained 10,186 votes (out of 22,904 votes cast in the constituency), and was defeated by Dikran Tosbath.[5]

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  4. ↑ Christopher J. Walker, Armenia. The Survival of a Nation, London-New York: Routledge, 1990, p. 357.
  5. ↑ Messerlian, Zaven. Armenian Participation in the Lebanese Legislative Elections 1934-2009. Beirut: Haigazian University Press, 2014. pp. 114-117
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