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Time in Yerevan: 11:07,   29 March 2024

Armenian Genocide survivor Aharon Manukyan turns 100

Armenian Genocide survivor Aharon Manukyan turns 100

YEREVAN, MARCH 20, ARMENPRESS. A number of people in the world want to live 100 years; notwithstanding, there is no distinct recipe for that. One part of the mankind finds that being a person remarkable for longevity is a kind of curse, while it’s a cherished bliss for another part.

March 20 of the current year was a special day for a resident of Yerevan's Estonakan Street. The Armenian Genocide survivor Aharon Manukyan, who was born in Van in 1914, celebrates his 100th birthday anniversary on March 20. The readers had already had a chance to get acquainted with Aharon Manukyan's life from "The Eyewitness" exclusive project introduced by "Armenpress" News Agency, the first story of which was dedicated to our hero.

Aharon Manukyan was born in 1914 in Van. He was one year old, when his family had to leave their house in the yard of a church. In 1915 the Van residents started their struggle against the Turkish troops. Although when the Russian forces left the city, the city's Armenian population had to migrate to the Eastern Armenia. Aharon's father was martyred during the heroic defence of Van.

The American orphanage in Leninakan became his home.

His kind and modest eyes seem to reveal the positive qualities of his character, just like his hands tell us about his long life full of difficulties. Grandpa Aharon will never forget the story of his family and his birthplace Van despite the deteriorated health conditions and old age.

The fact of the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman government has been documented, recognized, and affirmed in the form of media and eyewitness reports, laws, resolutions, and statements by many states and international organizations. The complete catalogue of all documents categorizing the 1915 wholesale massacre of the Armenian population in Ottoman Empire as a premeditated and thoroughly executed act of genocide, is extensive. Uruguay was the first country to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide in 1965. The massacres of the Armenian people were officially condemned and recognized as genocide in accordance with the international law by France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Russia, Poland, Lithuania, Greece, Slovakia, Cyprus, Lebanon, Uruguay, Argentina, Venezuela, Chile, Canada, Vatican and Australia. (THE FULL VERSION OF THE ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE IN ARMENIAN)

Article by Tatevik Grigoryan and Araks Kasyan

Photos by Arthur Harutyunyan




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