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Vazgen Manukyan




  Order 5th Prime Minister Of Armenia
  Term Start 13 Aug 1990
  Term End 22 Nov 1991
  Successor Gagik Harutyunyan
  Birth Place Gyumri , Armenia
  Party National Democratic Union


Vazgen Manukyan (, Armenia . Manukyan holds a PhD in mathematics and physical science. He became Prime Minister Of Armenia in August 13, 1990 and resigned on November 22, 1991. Also from 1992-1993 Manukyan became acting Minister Of Defense . Furthermore, he was elected in parliament 3 times and ran for president 3 times, in 1996, 1998 and 2003. In 1996 Vazgen Manukyan received more than 51% of votes, but the Former President Levon Ter-Petrosyan used armed forces against him. VAzgen Manukyan is the Chairman of National Democratic Union party. Before Armenia gained its independence from the Soviet Union he was arrested in December 1988 in Moscow because he was a member of the Karabakh committee; he spent six months in prison. Manukyan is married and has three children.