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paramilitary activities but was released the same year in exchange for an
Azerbaijani official captured by Armenian forces. Babayan rose to prominence during the military phase of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, in 1991–1994. Babayan coordinated Armenian operations in Karabakh, participated in the planning of the
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Babayan was tried for organizing the attempt on
Ghukasyan's life along with 15 of his associates. The trial began on 18 September 2000 and ended on 26 February 2001, when Babayan was sentenced to 14 years of prison, stripped of several decorations and ranks, and disenfranchised. Two of his associates
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The twenty-seven-year-old former garage mechanic Samvel
Babayan employed ruthless tactics to form a Karabakh Armenian 'army'... He was uneducated and had previously made his living washing cars and working in a café. In 1991, he had been arrested and jailed by the Azerbaijanis, becoming a local hero
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and the new
Karabakh Army leadership. In December 1999, Babayan was forced to relinquish his position as the commander of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army. On 22 March 2000, Babayan was arrested on charges of launching an assassination attempt on Arkadi Ghukasyan, which left the president seriously
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In 1988, Samvel
Babayan enlisted in a paramilitary unit and rose to command his own unit. From 1989 to 1991 he was the commander of the Stepanakert Second Volunteers Company and a member of the Stepanakert underground central headquarters. In 1991 he was arrested by Azerbaijani authorities for his
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Nagorno-Karabakh line of contact. He stated, "Whether I was in Karabakh, Armenia or abroad, the security concerns of my country, my people have always been on my mind. I have the full grasp of the military situation, the problems at the frontlines and possess all necessary information."
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in the last week of the war, but that three battalions had refused to carry out their orders. He also revealed after the war that he proposed the idea of the failed operation that occurred on
October 5-6, 2020, which was an attempt to cut off the Azerbaijani breakthrough near
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During the investigation and while serving his sentence, Babayan's health greatly deteriorated. He was said to suffer from hepatitis and other ailments which could not be treated in prison. On 18 September 2004, Samvel
Babayan was released from maximum-security prison in
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proposals to return some of the territory captured from
Azerbaijan during the war and deploy international peacekeepers there; Ter-Petrosyan was forced to resign a month later. Babayan then began to intervene in Armenian politics, funding the "Law and Unity" bloc in the
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from 1994 to 2000. During this period, Babayan "became not only the military leader but the most powerful man in
Karabakh overall, controlling its government and economy" until his arrest and imprisonment in 2000 on charges of attempting to assassinate
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I proposed the idea of the operation... they say ' isn't working, we don't have the resources to stope the enemy in those three directions.' Therefore, only Horadiz remains... The operation as such does not take place, the officers refuse for various
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and by establishing a monopoly over cigarette and fuel imports to Nagorno-Karabakh through a company registered in his wife's name. Babayan used his position to acquire land, businesses and tax privileges. After Nagorno-Karabakh's president
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wounded but alive. After Babayan's arrest, Nagorno-Karabakh authorities confiscated Babayan's real estate, nationalized or closed down his enterprises, and detained or removed from office hundreds of officials loyal to him.
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Samvel Babayan established himself as the most powerful man in Nagorno-Karabakh in the aftermath of the war. According to Thomas de Waal, Babayan acquired significant wealth by selling materials taken from the Azerbaijani
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on charges of smuggling surface-to-air missiles and counterfeit Euros. On 28 November 2017, Babayan was convicted to six years in prison. He was released from detention following the
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left his position to become prime minister of Armenia, Babayan became even more influential in Karabakh's civilian politics. In June 1998, he forced Nagorno-Karabakh's prime minister
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front. As unified military command began to be established in Nagorno-Karabakh in 1992–1993, Babayan became the Commander of the
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due to health concerns, with the terms of release including a probationary period and continued disenfranchisement.
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operation", although Babayan claimed that the operation took place some 10 kilometers away from Lalatapa).
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Babayan quits post of Security Council Secretary of Nagorno-Karabakh
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and Minister of Internal Affairs of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
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1064:"Armenia's June 2021 Parliamentary Election: The Essential Primer"
838:"NKR EX DEFENSE MINISTER IS SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT"
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886:"Samvel Babayan's Push for Artsakh Presidency Hits Roadblocks"
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Founding of the Liberal Party and 2021 Armenian elections
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Law on Abolishment of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
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Manougian, Harout; Sargsyan, Lusine (25 February 2020).
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Minister of Defence of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic
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768:[Clarification: Samvel Babayan].
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1722:1992 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown
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21:Samvel Babayan (football coach)
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2103:Berkadzor fuel depot explosion
1877:2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
1688:1990 Tbilisi–Agdam bus bombing
1665:Shusha and Stepanakert pogroms
1088:"Արդյունքներ - Ազգային Ժողովի"
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817:Armenian News Network / Groong
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766:"Պարզաբանում. Սամվել Բաբայան"
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2008:Russian Mil Mi-24 shootdown
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294:; born 5 March 1965) is an
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2018:Treatment of Armenian POWs
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1807:1994 Baku Metro bombings
696:De Waal, Thomas (2003).
515:2018 Armenian revolution
292:Սամվել Անդրանիկի Բաբայան
284:Samvel Andraniki Babayan
2885:People from Stepanakert
2775:International documents
2752:EUPAT Dec 2022–Jan 2023
1946:International reactions
1896:2019 clash near Chinari
1660:Zvartnots Airport clash
1611:Azerbaijanis in Armenia
1599:Armenians in Azerbaijan
1092:dashboards.elections.am
2827:UNGA Resolution 62/243
2822:UNGA Resolution 60/285
2817:UNGA Resolution 48/114
2078:2022 Armenian protests
1910:Protests in Azerbaijan
1854:2010 Mardakert clashes
1838:2008 Mardakert clashes
1822:Refugees in Azerbaijan
1789:1993 Summer Offensives
497:In the lead-up to the
2782:Astrakhan Declaration
2757:EUMA Feb 2023–present
2521:Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan
2474:Norat Ter-Grigoryants
2029:Post-ceasefire events
1751:Capture of Artsvashen
1732:Capture of Garadaghly
1402:Alexander Harutyunyan
1271:Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan
522:United Homeland Party
436:Levon Ter-Petrosyan's
242:Years of service
155:United Homeland Party
2812:PACE Resolution 2085
2807:PACE Resolution 1416
2802:OIC Resolution 10/37
2797:OIC Resolution 10/11
2433:Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
1961:Aras Valley campaign
1873:2016 Odundağ clashes
1793:Operation Geghamasar
1714:Siege of Stepanakert
520:Babayan founded the
398:Azerbaijani military
300:Artsakh Defence Army
236:Artsakh Defense Army
152:Dashink (previously)
87:position established
2747:EUMCAP Oct–Dec 2022
2671:Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
2506:Republic of Artsakh
2469:Gurgen Dalibaltayan
2308:Samvel Shahramanyan
2273:Republic of Artsakh
2241:Levon Ter-Petrosyan
2093:Protests in Armenia
1885:Shelling of Alxanlı
1764:Operation Həsənqaya
1504:Albert Hovhannisyan
842:www.panarmenian.net
438:plan to accept the
208:Republic of Artsakh
176:(Renounced in 2020)
165:Soldier, Politician
134:Nagorno-Karabakh AO
2617:Viktor Polyanichko
2303:Arayik Harutyunyan
2156:Shahumyan Province
2146:Martakert Province
2141:Kashatagh Province
1802:Operation Kalbajar
1779:Battle of Kalbajar
1755:Operation Goranboy
1718:Operation Dashalty
1459:Narek Hovhannisyan
1407:Menua Hovhannisyan
1276:Pargev Martirosyan
1261:Arshavir Gharamyan
1251:Vahagn Vardevanyan
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601:lieutenant colonel
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258:Lieutenant General
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2699:Tehran Communiqué
2536:Mikael Arzumanyan
2531:Jalal Harutyunyan
2516:Kristapor Ivanyan
2484:Tiran Khachatryan
2396:Mikhail Gorbachev
2288:Leonard Petrosyan
2221:Political leaders
2210:Zangilan District
2188:Kalbajar District
2183:Jabrayil District
1956:Madagiz offensive
1797:Operation Horadiz
1770:Operation Qazançı
1747:Capture of Shusha
1697:Voskepar massacre
1604:Armenians in Baku
1587:Karabakh movement
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1424:Jalal Harutyunyan
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1236:Vitaly Balasanyan
1226:Petros Ghevondyan
1216:Samvel Karapetyan
1206:Kristapor Ivanyan
1156:Heroes of Artsakh
1068:www.evnreport.com
991:. 18 April 2021.
921:www.evnreport.com
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428:Leonard Petrosyan
374:capture of Shusha
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