Leonard Petrosyan

Leonard Petrosyan
Լեոնարդ Պետրոսյան
President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Acting)
In office
20 March 1997 – 8 September 1997
Preceded byRobert Kocharyan
Succeeded byArkadi Ghukasyan
Prime Minister the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
In office
December 1994 – June 1998
Preceded byRobert Kocharyan
Succeeded byZhirayr Poghosyan
President of the National Assembly of Nagorno-Karabakh
In office
12 September 1991 – 8 January 1992
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byArtur Mkrtchyan
Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia
In office
1998 – 27 October 1999
Deputy Defence Minister of Armenia
Personal details
Born(1952-10-11)11 October 1952
Martuni, Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Died27 October 1999(1999-10-27) (aged 47)
Yerevan, Armenia
Manner of deathAssassination by firearm
Political partyIndependent
Alma materYerevan 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.