Monte Melkonian

Armenian revolutionary hero (1957–1993)

Monte Melkonian (Armenian: Մոնթէ Մելքոնեան; 25 November 1957 – 12 June 1993) was an Armenian-American revolutionary and left-wing nationalist militant. He was a commander in the Artsakh Defense Army and National Hero of Armenia. Born in California, Melkonian left the United States and arrived in Iran as a teacher in 1978, amidst the Iranian Revolution.

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