Hampartsoum Boyadjian
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Hampartsoum Boyadjian also known by his noms de guerre Medzn Mourad (Mourad the Great) (1867 - 1915) was an Armenian national movement
leader and a fedayee and political activist of Hunchakian.
He was born in Hajin
(Cilicia
). His senior brother was the famous Hunchakian
leader Medzn Girayr
.
Mourad joined the Hunchakian party when he was a medical student in Constantinople (Istanbul
). In 1890, he took part in the Kum Kapu demonstration
. In 1894, he was a leader of the Sasun Resistance
.
In 1908, he returned to Constantinople and was elected member of the Ottoman parliament for the region of Adana
.
Mourad, a Hunchakian who never gave up on the dream of a united and independent Armenia was labelled, like thousands of others, an undesirable by the Young Turk Government. He was among the first to be arrested in April 1915 at Red Sunday. During the eve of the Armenian Genocide
, and sent to Kayseri
, where he was severely tortured in prison. After a trial in July, hanged on 24 August 1915, with 12 fellow friends.
Armenian national movement
Armenian national movement, also known as the "Armenian revolutionary movement" and Armenian national liberation movement was the Armenian national effort to re-establish an Armenian state in the historic Armenian homelands of eastern Asia Minor and the Transcaucasus...
leader and a fedayee and political activist of Hunchakian.
He was born in Hajin
Saimbeyli
Saimbeyli is a small city and a district in Adana Province, Turkey in what was known during the Middle Ages as Cilician Armenia. The city of Saimbeyli is in the Toros mountains, 157 km north of the city of Adana, by a difficult road...
(Cilicia
Cilicia
In antiquity, Cilicia was the south coastal region of Asia Minor, south of the central Anatolian plateau. It existed as a political entity from Hittite times into the Byzantine empire...
). His senior brother was the famous Hunchakian
Social Democrat Hunchakian Party
The Social Democrat Hunchakian Party , is the oldest of the Armenian political parties and was the first Socialist party in the Ottoman Empire and in Persia...
leader Medzn Girayr
Girayr
Girair or Jirair was an Armenian fedayee leader, the senior brother of Medzn Mourad. He studied at Vartanian school in Hajin and then, in Constantinople. Then he returned to Western Armenia and worked as a teacher...
.
Mourad joined the Hunchakian party when he was a medical student in Constantinople (Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
). In 1890, he took part in the Kum Kapu demonstration
Kum Kapu demonstration
The Kum Kapu demonstration occurred in the Kumkapı district of Constantinople on July 27, 1890. It ensued in skirmishing where several persons, including a police officer were killed. Many more were wounded.- Background :...
. In 1894, he was a leader of the Sasun Resistance
Sasun Resistance (1894)
The Sassoun resistance of 1894 or also known as First Sassoun resistance was the conflict between Ottoman Empire's forces and the Armenian militia belong to Armenian national movement's Hunchak party at the Sassoun region.- Background :...
.
In 1908, he returned to Constantinople and was elected member of the Ottoman parliament for the region of Adana
Adana
Adana is a city in southern Turkey and a major agricultural and commercial center. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, 30 kilometres inland from the Mediterranean, in south-central Anatolia...
.
Mourad, a Hunchakian who never gave up on the dream of a united and independent Armenia was labelled, like thousands of others, an undesirable by the Young Turk Government. He was among the first to be arrested in April 1915 at Red Sunday. During the eve of the Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
The Armenian Genocide—also known as the Armenian Holocaust, the Armenian Massacres and, by Armenians, as the Great Crime—refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I...
, and sent to Kayseri
Kayseri
Kayseri is a large and industrialized city in Central Anatolia, Turkey. It is the seat of Kayseri Province. The city of Kayseri, as defined by the boundaries of Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, is structurally composed of five metropolitan districts, the two core districts of Kocasinan and...
, where he was severely tortured in prison. After a trial in July, hanged on 24 August 1915, with 12 fellow friends.