YEREVAN. – Friday, March 25, 2016 marks the ninth-year anniversary of the passing of Armenia’s late Prime Minister, statesman Andranik Margaryan (PHOTOS).

On this occasion, President Serzh Sargsyan, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, capital city Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan—who is Andranik Margaryan’s son—, and several ministers and ruling Republican Party of Armenia MPs visited Komitas Pantheon in Yerevan, and paid tribute to Andranik Margaryan’s memory.

Following the requiem service, those in attendance burned incense and placed flowers to Margaryan’s tomb.  

Andranik Margaryan was born in Yerevan on June 12, 1951. He was elected National Assembly deputy in 1995. He served as the Prime Minister of Armenia between 2000 and 2007, until his sudden death on March 25, 2007 from a heart attack.

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