Gurgen Margaryan | |
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| Born | 26 September 1978 Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 19 February 2004 (aged 25) Budapest, Hungary |
| Allegiance | Armenia |
| Service/ | Armenian Army |
| Years of service | 1999—2004 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant |
| Awards | Medal for Courage of Armenia (awarded posthumously, 2005) |
On 19 February 2004, Gurgen Margaryan (Armenian: Գուրգեն Մարգարյան; 26 September 1978 – 19 February 2004), a lieutenant in the Armenian army, was murdered in Budapest, Hungary, by Ramil Safarov, a lieutenant in the Azerbaijani army.
In September 2013, a monument dedicated to Margaryan was unveiled in Yerevan.[1][2]
- ^ "Gourgen Margaryan's monument opens in Yerevan". Armenpress. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ "Monument to slain Armenian Officer Gurgen Margayan unveiled in Yerevan". Public Radio of Armenia. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.