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Paruyr Hayrikyan

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Paruyr Arshaviri Hayrikyan (born July 5, 1949) is an Armenian politician and former Soviet dissident. He was an early member and leader of the National United Party (NUP), which sought Armenia's independence from the Soviet Union. He spent a total of about 18 years in Soviet correctional facilities for his dissident activities and was eventually expelled from the Soviet Union in 1988, although he was allowed to return two years later. Since Armenia gained its independence in 1991, Hayrikyan has been active in Armenian politics as the leader of the Union for National Self-Determination, the successor party to the NUP, and took part in presidential elections in 1991 and 2013, surviving an assassination attempt during the latter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paruyr Hayrikyan is the 15,407th most popular politician (up from 15,838th in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Armenia (up from 76th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Armenian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Paruyr Hayrikyan ranks 15,407 out of 19,576. Before him are Óscar Osorio, Puzur-Ashur I, Juan Idiarte Borda, Ariamnes, Pyotr Durnovo, and Mamerto Urriolagoitía. After him are Thaddeus Stevens, Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, Annemarie Renger, Otto Scheff, Rod Blagojevich, and Narciso Campero.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Paruyr Hayrikyan ranks 506. Before him are Richard Russo, Charles Roven, Alexander Maltsev, Valeri Vasiliev, Olivier Roy, and James Rivière. After him are Lori Sandri, Larisa Petrik, Marion Hänsel, Naseeruddin Shah, Dominic Sena, and Ian Charleson.

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In Armenia

Among people born in Armenia, Paruyr Hayrikyan ranks 69 out of 163. Before him are Momik (1300), Edmond Keosayan (1936), Ara Shiraz (1941), Yurik Vardanyan (1956), Rafael Vaganian (1951), and Robert Emmiyan (1965). After him are Axel Bakunts (1899), Igor Tselovalnikov (1944), Hrant Shahinyan (1923), Hamo Sahyan (1914), Gevorg Emin (1919), and Hasmik Papian (1961).

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Among POLITICIANS In Armenia

Among politicians born in Armenia, Paruyr Hayrikyan ranks 23. Before him are Vazgen Manukyan (1946), Tigran Sargsyan (1962), Vazgen Sargsyan (1959), Hovik Abrahamyan (1959), Ariarathes II of Cappadocia (-350), and Shavarsh Karapetyan (1953). After him are Hrant Shahinyan (1923), Aram Sargsyan (1961), Eduard Nalbandyan (1956), Alen Simonyan (1980), and Giorgio Petrosyan (1985).

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