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Robert Abajyan

1996 - 2016

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Robert Abajyan (Armenian: Ռոբերտ Աբաջյան; 16 November 1996 – 2 April 2016) was an Armenian junior sergeant in the Republic of Artsakh Defense Army. He was posthumously awarded the "Hero of Artsakh" which is the highest honorary title of the self-declared Republic of Artsakh. Abajyan fought alone for several hours against special forces groups of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces during the Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes of 2016 in the northeast line of contact on the night of 1–2 April. He gestured as if to surrender, and then pulled out a grenade and blew up the approaching Azerbaijani soldiers with himself. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Abajyan is the 2,054th most popular military personnel (down from 2,053rd in 2019), the 156th most popular biography from Armenia (down from 153rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Armenian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Robert Abajyan ranks 2,054 out of 2,058. Before him are Vladlen Tatarsky, Pat Tillman, Avani Chaturvedi, Vladimir Zhoga, Matthew Pottinger, and Asia Ramazan Antar. After him are Sanjay Kumar, Abhinandan Varthaman, Bowe Bergdahl, Aleksandra Babintseva, Nick Berg, and Ajantha Mendis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1996, Robert Abajyan ranks 579. Before him are Ryoma Watanabe, Aurélien Paret-Peintre, Kento Misao, Tyler Dorsey, Malik Beasley, and Vincenzo Albanese. After him are Luis Abram, Christian Coleman, Anna-Maria Wagner, Alberto Cerri, Brayelin Martínez, and Fu Yuanhui. Among people deceased in 2016, Robert Abajyan ranks 646. Before him are Matheus Biteco, Sarah Tait, Koichi Sekimoto, Martin Crowe, Asia Ramazan Antar, and Andrew Florent. After him are Ivan Bukavshin, Estelle Balet, Amjad Sabri, Kevin Meaney, Nick Lashaway, and Pratyusha Banerjee.

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In Armenia

Among people born in Armenia, Robert Abajyan ranks 156 out of 163. Before him are Gevorg Kasparov (1980), Karlen Mkrtchyan (1988), Simon Martirosyan (1997), Hrachik Javakhyan (1984), Levon Hayrapetyan (1989), and Malkhas Amoyan (1999). After him are Artur Yedigaryan (1987), Lusine Gevorkyan (1983), Vahan Bichakhchyan (1999), Mikhail Aloyan (1988), Hrayr Mkoyan (1986), and Mihran Harutyunyan (1989).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Armenia

Among military personnels born in Armenia, Robert Abajyan ranks 2. Before him are Davit Bek (1669).

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