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Levon Ter-Petrosyan

1945 - Today

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Levon Hakobi Ter-Petrosyan (Armenian: Լևոն Հակոբի Տեր-Պետրոսյան; born 9 January 1946), also known by his initials LTP, is an Armenian politician and historian who served as the first president of Armenia from 1991 until his resignation in 1998. A senior researcher at the Matenadaran, he led the Karabakh movement for the unification of the Armenian-populated Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia which began in 1988. After Armenia's declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in September 1991, Ter-Petrosyan was elected president in October 1991 with overwhelming public support. He led the country through the First Nagorno-Karabakh War with neighboring Azerbaijan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Levon Ter-Petrosyan is the 3,386th most popular politician (down from 3,076th in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Syria (down from 44th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Syrian Politician.

Levon Ter-Petrosyan was the president of Armenia from 1991 to 1998. He is most famous for his work to end the Nagorno-Karabakh War and the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict in the early 1990s.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Levon Ter-Petrosyan ranks 3,386 out of 19,576. Before him are Vologases V, William IV, Duke of Bavaria, Bidzina Ivanishvili, Ptolemy X Alexander I, Samsu-iluna, and Issey Miyake. After him are Casimir I the Restorer, Eutropius, Gunthamund, Crixus, Catherine of Braganza, and Khutughtu Khan Kusala.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Levon Ter-Petrosyan ranks 73. Before him are Carmen Maura, Bryan Ferry, Piero Ferrari, Linda Hunt, Bette Midler, and Laurent Gbagbo. After him are Itzhak Perlman, Nikita Mikhalkov, Massimo Moratti, Sam Anderson, Steve Martin, and Moncef Marzouki.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Levon Ter-Petrosyan ranks 48 out of 210. Before him are Julia Soaemias (180), Émile Benveniste (1902), Ananias of Damascus (100), Duqaq (1100), Mariam al-Asturlabi (950), and Abu'l-Fida (1273). After him are Julia Avita Mamaea (180), Al-Dhahabi (1274), Nizar Qabbani (1923), Ahmad al-Khatib (1933), Izz ad-Din al-Qassam (1882), and Adunis (1930).

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Among POLITICIANS In Syria

Among politicians born in Syria, Levon Ter-Petrosyan ranks 27. Before him are Odaenathus (220), Nureddin al-Atassi (1929), Yazid III (701), Julia Soaemias (180), Duqaq (1100), and Abu'l-Fida (1273). After him are Julia Avita Mamaea (180), Ahmad al-Khatib (1933), Al-Qa'im (893), Salah al-Din al-Bitar (1912), Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din (1170), and Tutush I (1066).

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