Commemorative plaque dedicated to Mikael Aramyants opens in Tbilisi

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 25, ARMENPRESS. The ceremony of opening the commemorative plaque dedicated to great benefactor and gifted businessmen Mikael Aramyants was held on October 24 in Tbilisi by the support of the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia to Georgia and the Tbilisi City Hall. The Embassy of Georgia to the Republic of Armenia informed “Armenpress” that the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Georgia Hovhannes Manukyan made opening remarks at the ceremony.

A row of higher officials from the Tbilisi City Hall, the diplomatic staff of the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia to Georgia, a vast number of representatives of the Armenian community of Georgia, as well as the Georgian and Armenian cultural and public figures attended the aforesaid ceremony.

MikaelAramyants was a prominent Armenian oil magnate, industrialist, financier, and a philanthropist, 'founder and board member of Tbilisi "National Charitable Society. Michael Aramyants was a close friend of Alexander Mantashyants and his charitable contributions were equal to Mantashyants. M. Aramyants was born in 1843 May 4 in Karabakh. Later he moved to Tbilisi where he was and is known for his invaluable contribution to development of trade, health, education and culture. Michael Aramyants was permanent sponsor of Armenian Nersessian School in Tiflis [now Tbilisi]. Michael Aramyants was prosperous sugar and cotton businessman, owner of professional, profitable houses, estates, lands, cottages and resorts, and especially of Akhtala and Kislovodsk health resorts owner and director. In Tbilisi Aramyants founded the famous "Aramiants Hospital", which is now called the Clinical Hospital No. 1, and which is still called 'Aramiants hospital’ by old people living in Tbilisi. He equipped ‘Aramiants hospital’ with the newest and best medical apparatus of the time. Even the first X-ray was brought to Tbilisi from Europe in order to help to diagnose people and cure them.

Unfortunately after the Bolsheviks came to rule the country Aramyants lost most of his wealth and died of hunger in the basement of his hotel. Unforgettable memorable and a great benefactor name, his good works will always live in the memory of people despite the efforts of Soviet regime. By the way the first Armenian Republic decree was signed in Aramyants flat in Tbilisi.