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Levon Ter-Petrosyan

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The Resume

    (January 9, 1945- )
    Born in Aleppo, Syria
    Graduated from Oriental Studies Department of Yerevan State University (1968)
    Completed postgraduate studies at Leningrad Oriental Studies Institute (1971)
    Completed master's thesis (1972)
    Obtained doctoral degree (1987)
    Junior researcher at Literature Institute of Armenia (1972-1978)
    Science secretary member at Matenadaran (1978-1985)
    Senior researcher at Matenadaran (1985- )
    Leader of Karabakh Committee (February 1988)
    Deputy of Supreme Soviet of the Armenian SSR (August 27, 1989-August 4, 1990)
    Chairman of Armenian SSR Supreme Soviet (August 4, 1990-October 16, 1991)
    President of Armenia (October 16, 1991-February 13, 1998)

Why he might be annoying:

    He sold off his country's electricity to fuel the Nagorno-Karabakh War, literally leaving Armenians out in the dark.
    He rules Armenia as an autocrat, banning the main opposition party Armenian Revolutionary Federation and jailing its leaders.
    He even banned Yerkir, Armenia's largest daily newspaper owned by the opposition party he banned.
    His first name is 'novel' spelled backwards.
    He led protests accusing the government of vote fraud when he lost the elections (2008).
    He is often at odds with both Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh and Turkey over recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
    He resigned because of his growing unpopularity, economic difficulties and tensions with Azerbaijan.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His family survived the Armenian Genocide.
    He's fluent in Armenian, Assyrian, Russian, French, English, German, Arabic and some extinct languages.
    With the exception of the 2008 election protests, he maintains a huge amount of privacy since his resignation, devoting his time to scientific study.

Credit: Big Lenny


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 68 Votes: 69.12% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 63 Votes: 66.67% Annoying