Garnik Addarian
Lebanese-Armenian Communist Party politician
About Garnik Addarian
Lived 1925 – 1986 (aged 60–61). Garnik Addarian was an Armenian, Syrian and Lebanese poet, editing staff, public figure and opinion journalist.
Garnik Hovsepi Addarian (in Armenian Գառնիկ Ադդարյան, also transliterated Karnig Attarian in Western Armenian) (1925–1986) was an Armenian Diasporan poet, writer and public figure, a member of Lebanese Communist Party Central Committee since 1980. He was born in Aleppo and died in Beirut.
He graduated from the French college of Aleppo and then moved to Beirut, where edited "Ejer kraganutian yev arvesdi" and "Azkayin mshaguyt" newspapers and contributed to Arabian periodicals. He was the author of numerous books including "Aprim-mernim" (Live-die, 1968), a poem collection, and "Sev yev garmir" (Black and Red, 1979) a story book.
No133 school in Yerevan is named after him.
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Who was Garnik Addarian?
Lebanese-Armenian Communist Party politician
When was Garnik Addarian born?
Garnik Addarian was born in 1925 in Aleppo.
When did Garnik Addarian die?
Garnik Addarian died in 1986 in Beirut.
What was Garnik Addarian's occupation?
Garnik Addarian was a poet, editing staff, public figure and opinion journalist.
What nationality was Garnik Addarian?
Garnik Addarian was Armenian, Syrian and Lebanese.
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