Vazgen Manukyan
| Vazgen Manukyan | |
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| Prime Minister of Armenia | |
| In office 13 August 1990 – 22 November 1991 |
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| President | Levon Ter-Petrosyan |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Gagik Harutyunyan |
| Defence Minister of Armenia | |
| In office 20 October 1991 – 21 August 1993 |
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| President | Levon Ter-Petrosyan |
| Preceded by | Vazgen Sargsyan |
| Succeeded by | Serzh Sargsyan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 13, 1946 Leninakan, Soviet Armenia |
| Political party | National Democratic Union |
| Religion | Armenian Apostolic |
Vazgen Manukyan (Armenian: Վազգեն Մանուկյան, born February 13, 1946) was Prime Minister of Armenia from 1990 to 1991. From 1992 to 1993 Manukyan was acting Minister of Defense.
Manukyan was born in Leninakan (present-day Gyumri) in the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, and holds a PhD in mathematics and physical science. He is married and has three children.
He was arrested in December 1988 in Moscow because he was a member of the Karabakh committee and spent six months in prison. He became Prime Minister on August 13, 1990 but resigned on November 22, 1991. After Armenia gained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, he was elected in parliament three times and ran unsuccessfully for President of Armenia in 1996, 1998 and 2003. Vazgen Manukyan is the Chairman of National Democratic Union party.
It has been alleged that the September 1996 presidential election was rigged to ensure a first round victory for President Levon Ter-Petrossian so that he would not have to face Manukyan in a second round.[1]
In the February 2008 presidential election, Manukyan, running again as the National Democratic Union's candidate, placed fifth with 1.3% of the vote according to final official results.[2]
| Election year | Votes | % | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 516,129 | 41.0% | 2 |
| 1998 | 172,449 | 12.2% | 3 |
| 2003 | 12,904 | 0.91% | 5 |
| 2008 | 21,075 | 1.3% | 5 |
References
- ↑ "Armenia: FAQ About February's Presidential Election", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, February 18, 2008.
- ↑ "RA CEC DECLARED SERGE SARGSIAN ARMENIA’S PRESIDENT", defacto.am, 25 February 2008.
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Prime Minister of Armenia 1990–1991 |
Succeeded by Gagik Harutyunyan |
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