John Kirakosyan

John Kirakosyan
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Armenian SSR
In office
1975 – 20 June 1985
Preceded byKamo Udumian
Succeeded byAnatoly Mkrtchyan
Personal details
Born(1929-05-06)May 6, 1929
Yerevan, Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, Soviet Union
DiedJune 20, 1985(1985-06-20) (aged 56)
Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalitySoviet Armenian
OccupationPolitician, historian, diplomat
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John Sahaky Kirakosyan (Armenian: Ջոն Սահակի Կիրակոսյան; May 6, 1929 – June 20, 1985) was a Soviet Armenian Foreign Minister from 1975 until his death. He was also a historian and political scientist who was a Doctor of Historical Sciences and a professor at Yerevan State University, where he headed the Faculty of Oriental Studies.