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Artur Mkrtchyan | |
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| Արթուր Մկրտչյան | |
 Mkrtchyan on a 1993 stamp of Nagorno-Karabakh | |
| Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic | |
| In office 8 January 1992 – 14 April 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | Oleg Yesayan |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Georgi Petrosian (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 February 1959 Ukhtadzor, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union |
| Died | 14 April 1992 (aged 33) Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic |
| Political party | ARF |
| Alma mater | Yerevan State University |
Artur Aslani Mkrtchyan (Armenian: Արթուր Ասլանի Մկրտչյան; 16 February 1959 – 14 April 1992) was the first Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, elected on 7 January 1992.[1] He made an important contribution to reinforcing the defensive capabilities of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, but was fatally shot under unclear circumstances in April 1992.
- ^ "Nagorno-Karabagh". University of Michigan-Dearborn. 2013. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
On January 8, 1992, Artur Mkrtchian was elected President and Oleg Yessaian as Prime Minister of Karabagh by Karabagh's Parliament. Note that this Presidency is not an independent office such as in the United States.