Soghomon Tehlirian
Deceased Person
1897 – 1960
Who was Soghomon Tehlirian?
Soghomon Tehlirian was an Armenian Genocide survivor who assassinated the former Ottoman Grand Vizir Talaat Pasha in Berlin in the presence of many witnesses on March 15, 1921 as an act of vengeance for Talaat's role in orchestrating the Armenian Genocide. It was a part of the Operation Nemesis by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation. Earlier, Talaat Pasha was convicted and sentencing to death in absentia by the Turkish Courts-Martial of 1919–1920. Tehlirian was found not guilty by the German court and was freed.
Tehlirian is considered a national hero by Armenians.
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- Born
- Apr 2, 1897
Ottoman Empire - Ethnicity
- Armenians
- Nationality
- Armenia
- Died
- May 23, 1960
San Francisco
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on July 23, 2013
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