Galust Trapizonyan
Galust Trapizonyan | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |  Abkhazia |
Branch | Bagramyan Battalion |
Service years | 1990–1995 |
Conflicts | War in Abkhazia
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| Awards |  Hero of Abkhazia |
Galust Trapizonyan (Armenian: Գալուստ Տրապիզոնյան) is an Abkhazian politician and former military commander.[1] He is a member of the Abkhazian parliament. Trapizonyan was awarded the Hero of Abkhazia, the highest state award of Abkhazia.[2]
Biography
Trapizonyan is ethnic Armenian. On 20 January 2017, he was elected the Chairman of the Armenian community of Abkhazia.[3] He held this role for two terms until he was succeeded in 2023 by Alik Minasyan.
Trapizonyan is also a member of the Amtsakhara Party and a member of the political council of the party. He also was elected as a MP of the 7th Peoples Assembly of Abkhazia in the 2022 Abkhazian Parliament elections.[4]
Abkhazia Liberation War
Galust Trapizonyan served as a company commander in the Armenian Baghramyan Battalion during the 1992–1993 Abkhazian–Georgian war, where he sustained severe injuries and lost a leg in combat.[5]
References
- ↑ JAMnews (2017-02-06). "Armenians in Abkhazia - JAMnews". English Jamnews. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ↑ "The Delegation of the Republic of Abkhazia arrived in the Artsakh Republic". mfaapsny.org. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ↑ Гогорян, Анаид (January 20, 2017). "Галуст Трапизонян: «Я бы хотел быть не героем войны, а героем труда»". Эхо Кавказа. Archived from the original on November 2, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ↑ pressadmin-1. "Партия «Амцахара» поддерживает кандидатуру Бадры Гунба на предстоящих президентских выборах". apsnypress.info (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-07-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Gogoryan, Anaid (6 February 2017). "Armenians in Abkhazia". JAMnews. Retrieved 12 May 2025.