Tuman Tumyan | |
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Born | 1879 Shusha, Elisabethpol Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 1906 (aged 26–27) |
Battles/wars | Armenian National Liberation Movement |
Tuman Tumyan ( Armenian: Թուման Թումյան; 1879–1906) was an active participant of the Armenian national liberation movement. [1] [2]
Tuman Tumyan was born in 1879 in Shusha, Russian Empire and had his local education there; one of his classmates was famed revolutionary Garegin Nzhdeh. Tumanian became known throughout Karabakh when he began publishing the Kokon newspaper in Shushi. [2] He was instrumental in the engagement of gathering volunteer troops in Western Armenia. Tumanian died in action in 1906. Poet Avetik Isahakian dedicated his famous song "Vorskan Akhper" to Tumian. [1]