Tuman Tumanian

Tuman Tumanian
Born 1879
Shusha, Elisabethpol Governorate, Russian Empire
Died 1906 (aged 26–27)
Battles/wars Armenian National Liberation Movement

Tuman Tumanian (Armenian: Թուման Թումանյան; 1879–1906) was an active participant of the Armenian national liberation movement.[1][2]

Tuman Tumanian was born in 1879 in Shusha, Russian Empire and had his local education there; one of his classmates was famed revolutionary Garegin Nzhdeh. Tumanian became known throughout Karabakh when he began publishing the Kokon newspaper in Shushi.[2] He was instrumental in the engagement of gathering volunteer troops in Western Armenia. Tumanian died in action in 1906. Poet Avetik Isahakian dedicated his famous song "Vorskan Akhper" to Tumian.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Famous Shoushi Armenians". Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  2. 1 2 Mkrtchian, Shahen (1999). Shushi: The City of Tragic Fate. Amaras.
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