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Keri (fedayi)
Armenian revolutionary / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arshak Gavafian, better known by his nom de guerre Keri (1858 – 15 May 1916), was an Armenian fedayee military commander and member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation.[1]
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Arshak Gavafian | |
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![]() Commanders of the Russian Armenian Volunteer Corps: Keri of the 4th battalion, Hamazasp of the 3rd battalion, Vartan of the Ararat regiment | |
Birth name | Arshak Gavafian |
Nickname(s) | Keri |
Born | 1858 Erzurum, Erzurum Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 15 May 1916(1916-05-15) (aged 57–58) Rowanduz, Ottoman Empire (present-day Iraq) |
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Service/ | Russian Armenian Volunteer Corps |
Years of service | 1880s—1916 |
Commands held | 4th Armenian volunteer battalion |
Battles/wars | Armenian National Liberation Movement Sasun Uprising Persian Constitutional Revolution World War I |
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