Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Khatay)
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Armenian Revolutionary Federation Հայ Յեղափոխական Դաշնակցութիւն | |
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| Arabic name | الاتحاد الثوري الأرمني |
| Leader | Tsakig Pakradounian |
| Founders | Christapor Mikaelian Stepan Zorian Simon Zavarian |
| Founded | 1890 |
| Headquarters | Iskenderun |
| Newspaper | Yerkir |
| Student wing | ARF Student Association |
| Youth wing | Armenian Youth Federation |
| Social Democratic Caucus | Social Democrats |
| Marxist-Leninist Caucus | Marxist-Leninists |
| Maoist Caucus | Radical Vanguardists |
| Ideology | Social Democracy Democratic Socialism Internal Factions: Marxism-Leninism Maoism |
| Political position | Left to Center-Left |
| International affiliation | Socialist International |
| Colors | Dark Red |
| Slogan | "Ազատություն կամ մահ" "Freedom or Death" |
| Seats in the National Congress | 16 / 135
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| www.arfd.info | |
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF or ՀՅԴ) (Armenian: Հայ Յեղափոխական Դաշնակցութիւն Hay Heghapokhagan Tashnagtsutiun, Դաշնակ Tashnag) (in Arabic الإتحاد الثوري الأرمني - خطاي), also known simply as Tashnag, is an Armenian political party active in Khatay since the 1940s as an official political party.
The party is considered to have the biggest political support in the Khatayan-Armenian community, and is currently part of the official opposition in Khatay.
History
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation was founded in Tiflis (Tbilisi in modern-day Georgia in 1890 by Christapor Mikaelian, Stepan Zorian, and Simon Zavarian.[1]
The party operates in Armenia and in countries where the Armenian diaspora is present, notably in Khatay where the Armenian Revolutionary Federation is considered the strongest political party within the Khatayan-Armenian community. The party adheres to Democratic socialism and is part of the Socialist International.
19th century until 1918
The party became initially active in Antakiyah during the Ottoman Empire (end of 19th century and end of World War I) through Armenian students registered to study in Antakiyah's colleges and universities during the Ottoman rule in Khatay. These student organizations were heavily influenced by their counterparts in Beirut, Lebanon
1950s
1920s to Independence
The party also gained many members with the increasing waves of Armenian immigrants flooding through Khatay to be closer to the Armenian safe-haven in Lebanon during the early 1920s fleeing the Armenian Genocide during World War One.
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1950s and the Era of Dictatorship
After the death of Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia Karekin I in 1952, the seat in Antelias remained vacant for nearly four years. In 1956, Archbishop Zareh Payaslian was consecrated Catholicos of Cilicia as Zareh I despite the opposition of Catholicos of Echmiadzin of All Armenians Catholicos Vazgen I who refused to recognize his authority considering Zareh I's choice as partisan. This controversy greatly polarized the Armenian community of Khatay. When the regime of the Khtayan President Name officially came out in support of Zareh I served to polarize the situation further.
Turkish Intervention
Khatayan Civil War
Reconstruction Era
1990s to the Present
See also
- ↑ "Armenian Revolutionary Federation Founded, Armenian history timeline". Retrieved 2006-12-25.