Hagop Agopjan

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Hagop Agopjan ( Armenian Յակոբ Յակոբեան ; * 1951 as Harutiun Tokaschian in Mosul , Kingdom of Iraq ; † April 28, 1988 in Athens , Greece ) was an Armenian - Iraqi political activist and underground fighter. He was one of the founding members of the Armenian organization Asala and the leader until his death in 1988.

Life

He was born under the name Harutiun Tokaschian in the Iraqi city of Mosul. After taking his pseudonym Hagop Agopjan , he moved to Lebanon , where he joined the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine . In 1975 he founded the Asala in Beirut together with James Karnusian and Kevork Ajemian with the support of Palestinian groups .

After the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982 , Hagop fled and built new bases in Syria ( Damascus ) and, under the name of Henri Titizian, in Athens . He broke with the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), which trained and supported Asala members, and allied with the PLO opponent Abu Nidal .

As the Asala leader, Hagop Agopjan used the pseudonyms Mihran Mihranian, Vahram Vahramian and Iran Irmian. The French police later stated that his real name was Bedros Havanassjan .

assassination

Agopjan was shot dead in front of his home in the Athens suburb of Paleo Faliro on April 28, 1988 at 4:30 am local time while he was waiting for a taxi to take him on a flight to Belgrade . He was accompanied by his sister-in-law, who was not injured. He had a South Yemeni diplomatic passport with the name Abdul Mohammed Kasim. His grave is in the city of Mosul. His parents Macardich and Siranoush Takoshian also lived in Mosul. The reasons for his murder are unknown.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harvey W. Kushner. Encyclopedia of Terrorism. SAGE, 2002. ISBN 0-7619-2408-6 , ISBN 978-0-7619-2408-1 , p. 47
  2. ^ Newsday. October 31, 1986. Jack Anderson, Dale Van Atta. French Refuse of Help Turks Track Terrorist.
  3. ↑ ERMENI TERÖRÜNÜN ÖÜÜ ANATOMİSİ. Cumhuriyet , February 16, 1985, accessed November 4, 2012 (Turkish).
  4. ^ Armenian Guerrilla Leader Slain in Ambush Outside Athens Home. Los Angeles Times , April 29, 1988, accessed November 4, 2012 .
  5. ↑ Armenian Terrorist Leader Murdered. The Washington Post , April 29, 1988; accessed February 24, 2011 .
  6. ↑ Büyük balık Agop Agopyan Atina sokaklarında vuruldu. Sabah , October 19, 2007, accessed February 24, 2011 (Turkish).
  7. ↑ The Associated Press, April 28, 1988. Gunmen Kill Man in Athens Identified as Armenian Terrorist Chief .
  8. ^ The Associated Press, May 9, 1988. Body of Slain ASALA leader flown to Iraq for burial .
personal data
SURNAME Agopjan, Hagop
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tokaschian, Harutiun (maiden name); Mihranian, Mihran (pseudonym); Vahramian, Vahram (pseudonym); Irmian, Iran (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Iraqi guerrilero
DATE OF BIRTH 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Mosul , Kingdom of Iraq
DATE OF DEATH April 28, 1988
Place of death Athens , Greece