YEREVAN, August 27 (Noyan Tapan). An exhibition dedicated to the activities of Aram Manukian, one of the founders of the First Armenian Republic, was opened at the National Library of Armenia on August 27. Candidate of historical sciences Armen Karapetian mentioned during the arrangement dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the well-known political figure that to speak about Aram Manukian means to speak about the 30-year history of the Armenian liberation movement. According to him, Aram Manukian is one the figures, whose biography has national importance. "Being born in Kapan, this man could raise over his own fate, participate in the liberation movement of the Western Armenians and become one of the central figures of the national liberation struggle," said Armen Karapetian. David Sargsian, Director of the National Library, mentioned that "the contribution of political figure Aram Manukian, a member of Dashnaktsutyun, to the matter of the self-defense of Van, as well to the establishment of the first Armenian Republic is great."

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