Armen Garo
| Armen Garo | |
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| Ambassador of Armenia to United States | |
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In office 1918–1920 |
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| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Member of the Ottoman Parliament | |
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In office 1908–1912 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Karekin Pastermadjian 9 February 1872 Erzurum, Erzurum Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 23 March 1923 (aged 51) Geneva, Switzerland |
| Political party | Armenian Revolutionary Federation |
| Alma mater |
Sanasarian College Agricultural School of Nancy-Université |
| Occupation | Agriculturalist |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Dashnaktsutyun (from 1895) Russian Empire (1914–16) Republic of Armenia (1918–20)
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| Years of service | 1895—1917 |
| Commands | 2nd Battalion Volunteer Corps |
| Battles/wars |
Armenian National Liberation Movement |
Armenian National Liberation Movement
Zeitun Rebellion
Armenian–Tatar War
World War I
Garegin or Karekin Pastermadjian (classical Armenian: Գարեգին Փաստրմաճեան), better known by his nom de guerre Armen Garo or Armen Karo (Արմեն Գարո; 9 February 1872 – 23 March 1923) was an Armenian nationalist activist and politician. A was a leading member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation for more than two decades. He was one of the masterminds of the 1896 occupation of the Ottoman Bank in response to the Hamidian massacres and Operation Nemesis, in which several perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide were assassinated. Between 1918 and 1920 he served as the first ambassador to the United States from the First Republic of Armenia.
Karekin Pastermadjian was born in Karin (present day Erzurum Province). He finished his elementary education as one of the first graduates of the Sanasarian College of Erzerum (Sanasarian Varjaran Academy) in 1891. Later in 1894, he continued his studies in France to study agriculture at the Agricultural School of Nancy-Université. During this period he was introduced to Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) and become younger generation of Armenian students of ARF in Europe.
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