Leonard Petrosyan | |
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Լեոնարդ Պետրոսյան | |
President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Acting) | |
In office 20 March 1997 – 8 September 1997 | |
Preceded by | Robert Kocharyan |
Succeeded by | Arkadi Ghukasyan |
Prime Minister the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic | |
In office December 1994 – June 1998 | |
Preceded by | Robert Kocharyan |
Succeeded by | Zhirayr Poghosyan |
President of the National Assembly of Nagorno-Karabakh | |
In office 12 September 1991 – 8 January 1992 | |
Preceded by | position established |
Succeeded by | Artur Mkrtchyan |
Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia | |
In office 1998 – 27 October 1999 | |
Deputy Defence Minister of Armenia | |
Personal details | |
Born | Martuni, Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union | 11 October 1952
Died | 27 October 1999 Yerevan, Armenia | (aged 47)
Manner of death | Assassination by firearm |
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | Yerevan Institute of National Economy |
Leonard Petrosyan (Armenian: Լեոնարդ Պետրոսյան; 11 October 1952 – 27 October 1999) was an Armenian politician who was the acting President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic from 20 March 1997 to 8 September 1997. He also served as Prime Minister of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic from December 1994 to June 1998. He was killed in the 1999 Armenian parliament shooting while serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia.