Soghomon tehlirian biography of rory
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Soghomon Tehlirian
Armenian revolutionary and assassin (1896–1960)
Soghomon Tehlirian | |
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Tehlirian in 1921 | |
| Born | (1896-04-02)April 2, 1896 Nerkin Pakarich [hy] (Բագառիճ), Erzurum Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (present-day Çadırkaya, Tercan, Turkey)[1] |
| Died | May 23, 1960(1960-05-23) (aged 64) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Ararat Cemetery, Fresno, California |
| Known for | Assassination of Talaat Pasha |
Soghomon Tehlirian (Armenian: Սողոմոն Թեհլիրեան; April 2, 1896 – May 23, 1960) was an Armenian revolutionary and soldier who assassinatedTalaat Pasha, the former Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, in Berlin on March 15, 1921.
He was entrusted to carry out the assassination after having earlier killed Harutian Mgrditichian, who had worked for the Ottoman secret police and helped compile the list of Armenian intellectuals who were deported on April 24, 1915.
Talaat's assassination was a part of Operation Neme