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Misak Torlakian (1889 - 12 November 1968) was the assassin of Behbud Khan Javanshir, Internal Affairs Minister of Azerbaijan, in 1921. Torlakian was admitted "guilty but not responsible" due to his mental condition by the British military tribunal in November 1921. ==Biography== Torlakian was born in 1892 in Trabizond, Ottoman Empire. Joining the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) at the age of 18, Torlakian succeeded in providing substantial amount of arms from a Turkish army depot in Trabizond for Armenian self-defense units. Tasked to obtain military intelligence during World War, Torlakian, by then a member of a Russian Army scout unit, provided valuable information about Turkish army dispositions. After the Russian withdrawal from the Turkish front in 1918, which allowed the Turks to advance unimpeded towards Yerevan, Torlakian joined Armenian army forces and participated with distinction in the battle of Bash Abaran, under the leadership of General Dro. The battle stopped the Turkish army from advancing any further. The hard-fought victory, along with others in Sardarabad and Karakilise, led to the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Armenia, (1918-1920). In 1921, Torlakian was sent by the ARF to execute Beyboud Khan Djivanshir. He succeeded and in October 1921, the British tribunal issued a guilty verdict but ruled that he was not responsible for his actions due to his epilepsy. Torlokyan left for Greece, where he was released and left for the United States. He eventually settled in California, where he died in Montebello, California in 1968.〔(Armeniapedia.org: Misak Torlakian )〕 He is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in East Los Angeles. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Misak Torlakian」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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