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Mihran Damadian (1863 – 1945) was an Armenian freedom fighter, political activist, writer and teacher. He was educated in the Armenian Catholic Moorat-Raphaelian School at Venice, Italy. He then became a teacher in the Sassoun district. With Medzn Mourad, he led the Sassoun Resistance in 1894. He was captured and taken to prison where his captors broke his leg to prevent any possibility of escape.〔Blackwell, Alice Stone. Armenian Poems, Rendered into English Verse. Boston, MA: Atlantic Printing Company, 1917〕 He was sent in chains to Constantinople, and stayed for some time there in prison. Mihran Damadian was a notable Hunchak (and subsequently a Reformed Hunchak which became known as Ramgavar) activist.〔Revolutionary Figures by Mark D. Gavoor〕 He was also the chief negotiator with the French authorities. As negotiator, he proposed that France take the mandate of independent Cilicia in 1920.〔Armenian Library & Museum of America to Honor the Forgotten Heroes of the Armenian Legion - The Armenian Reporter〕 On 5 August 1920, Damadian declared the independence of Cilicia as an Armenian autonomous republic under French protectorate.〔Hovannisian, Richard, and Simon Payaslian. Armenian Cilicia. Costa Mesa: Mazda Publishers, Inc., 2008. 483. Print.〕 He ran the gauntlet of Turkish guerrillas on the mountain road to Adana.〔Double Vision: Reflections on My Heritage, Life, and Profession - by Ben Haig Bagdikian, p.83〕 His grand-grandson is opera singer Gerard Papazian. == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mihran Damadian」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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