LEVON TER-PETROSSIAN

(Levon Hakobi Ter-Petrosyan)


Levon Ter-Petrossian
Levon Ter-Petrossian
  • Born: January 9, 1945
  • Nationality: Armenian
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Levon Hakobi Ter-Petrosyan, also known by his initials LTP, is an Armenian politician who served as the first President of Armenia from 1991 to 1998. A senior researcher at the Matenadaran Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, he led the Karabakh movement for the unification of the Armenian-populated Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia in 1988. After Armenia's independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Ter-Petrosyan was elected president in October 1991 with overwhelming public support. He led the country through the First Nagorno-Karabakh War with neighboring Azerbaijan, during which Armenia supported the Republic of Artsakh in fighting against Azerbaijan.