Nairi Hunanyan is the terrorist who led an armed attack

1999 Armenian parliament shooting

The 1999 Armenian parliament shooting was an attack on the Armenian parliament in the capital Yerevan on October 27, 1999 at 5:15 p.m, by a group of armed men that killed the Prime Minister of Armenia and 7 other high ranking officials.-Shooting:...

 on the Armenian Parliament

National Assembly of Armenia

The Azgayin Zhoghov of Armenia is the official name of the legislative branch of the government of Armenia.-History:Until the promulgation of the Hatt-i Sharif of 1839, the patriarch and his clients, within limits, possessed authority over Armenian people in the Ottoman Empire...

 on October 27, 1999.

Hunanyan was born in 1965 in Yerevan

Yerevan

Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...

. He graduated from the Department of Philology of Yerevan State University

Yerevan State University

Yerevan State University is a university in Yerevan, Armenia. Founded on May 16 1919, it is the largest university in the country with 110 departments. Of its 3,150 employees, 1,190 comprise the teaching staff which includes 25 academicians, 130 professors, 700 docents , and 360 assistant lecturers...

. In 1988 he became an active participant of the Armenian National Liberation Movement and was one of the founders of The Union of Armenian Students. He was a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation

Armenian Revolutionary Federation

The Armenian Revolutionary Federation is an Armenian political party founded in Tiflis in 1890 by Christapor Mikaelian, Stepan Zorian, and Simon Zavarian...

.
Later he founded and managed the Horizon information agency.
From 1994 to 1997 he lived in Crimea

Crimea

Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...

, Ukraine

Ukraine

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, teaching the Armenian language at a school in Eupatoria

Eupatoria

Yevpatoria or Eupatoria is a city in Crimea, Ukraine.-History:The first recorded settlement in the area, called Kerkinitis , was built by Greek colonists around 500 BC...

. He returned to Armenia in 1997.

On October 27, 1999, he, along with four other gunmen, entered the Parliament, killed the prime minister

Prime Minister of Armenia

The Prime Minister of Armenia is the most senior minister within the Armenian government, and is required by the constitution to "oversee the Government's regular activities and coordinate the work of the Ministers." The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of Armenia, but can be removed by...

, parliamentary speaker and six other officials.
In his statement, Nairi Hunanyan accused the government of leading Armenia into political and economic ruin.
On October 28 the attackers surrendered. He and the gunmen were later sentenced to life in prison.