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Tatul Krpéian

Tatul Krpéian was the detachment commander in the district armed Armenian-Getashen Martounashen during the war in Nagorno-Karabakh from September 1990 to May 1991.

Tatul was born April 21, 1965 in the village of Areg, near the town of Talin in Armenia. He completed his primary and intermediate school technique Talin, where he graduated excellently. After serving in the Soviet army in 1987, he joined the faculty of History of Yerevan State University. In his first year at university Tatul joined the movement for the liberation of Armenia. He was also a member of the organization "Miatsum" (Unification), whose efforts were directed to unite Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia. In September 1990

Tatul is party to the Nagorno-Karabakh, where the situation continued to deteriorate. With his armed group from September 1990 to May 1991 he completed the self-defense of the region Getashen (Getashen-Martounashen) against the armed forces and groups policiens Azerbaijan. He died like a brave 30 April 1991 during the "Ring". On September 20, 1996 he received the highest title in Armenia, the national hero Armenia. Tatul is buried in the village of Areg, which was renamed Tatul the name of the hero. Tuffaceous a monument was erected in the village where the sculptor is Tariel Hakobian.

Operation "Ring"

In spring 1991, the main battlefield of partisan warfare were the northern regions of Nagorno-Karabakh, where Armenian soldiers were able to enter regions, which had been inhabited by Armenians. With his comrades left for Tatul Getashen and Martounashen. On April 10, 1991 the authorities decided to commancer an operation against the villages.

The rights group of men "Memorial", created in Moskva, reconstructed the events of recent days. On April 30, 1991 the Fourth Army and the Azerbaijani OMON attacked the village of Getashen near Shahoumian. The omoniens, attacking houses, began to steal them, though residents were attacked. Most of the dead were 18 or 19 years.

Excerpts memoirs of a contemporary "Jе well remember Tatul. It was like a Fedayi Sasun tall, with curly hair and a thick mustache. Aside from his leadership the armed detachment, he was a teacher in two local schools. Its role was more than just fight. " Make

Mashkov prisoner and death

Extracts memories G. Gurdjian; "With Hrach Tatul decides to move forward. However he maintained Mashkov under the gun to be convinced that the troops leave the village. Nevertheless the order not to follow them, his deputy, Artur Karapetyan, to defend his commander in an emergency he moved with them. However Mashkov everywhere gave the order to troops not to shoot and move forward. On the road they met troops and tanks OMON. Here Mashkov escaped without leaving Tatul Defense. Hrach and Artur who tried to save him and Tatul, were immediately killed. "

The dead is carried immortality

Tatul Souvant repeated that Turkish Getashen only come to his body. The last time talking to Yerevan Norair Mouchéghian he said word for word what following; "I know I will not come to Yerevan, we bring me."

's image in art Tatul

The novel art-documantaire "Arcvapasht erkir" (literally - Eagle Earth-worship) Rafael Sahakian, the film "Karotic khelar" (literally ; word-Fou of melancholy), and also the songs "Léran lanjin" (literally - Piedmont, author Nersik Ispirian) and "Mayramut ijav "(mot à mot - The back-to-descendu, l'auteur-achough Gevorg) ont dédié à Tatul.