Anton Kochinyan

Anton Yervandovich Kochinyan (Armenian: Անտոն Երվանդի Քոչինյան; 25 October 1913 – 1 December 1990, Yerevan) was a Soviet Armenian politician.

Anton Kochinyan
Anton Kochinyan on a 2013 Armenian stamp
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Armenia
In office 5 February 1966 – 27 November 1974
Preceded by	Yakov Zarobyan
Succeeded by	Karen Demirchyan
Chairman of the Council of Ministers
In office 1952–1966
Preceded by	Sahak Karapetyan
Succeeded by	Badal Muradyan
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Armenian SSR
In office 1958–1954
Preceded by	Gevorg Hovhannisian
Succeeded by	Balabek Martirosian
Personal details
Born	Anton Yervandovich Kochinyan October 25, 1913 Vahagni, Lori Province, Russian Empire
Died	December 1, 1990 (aged 77) Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Soviet Armenian
Occupation	politician

Biography

He was Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1952 to 1966, and the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Armenia from 1966 until his retirement in 1974. He pleaded unsuccessfully with central government in Moscow for the unification of Karabakh with Armenia. He was succeeded by Karen Demirchyan in 1974.

Publications

• Anton Kochinyan (1960) Armenia: big strides in an ancient land. London, Soviet Booklets

References

• Кочинян Антон Ервандович. knowbysight.info