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Diran Parikyan

Diran Hovsep Parikyan (1921-2009) was a Bulgarian public figure and politician of Armenian origin, born in Plovdiv. He joined RMS in 1940 and the Bulgarian Communist Party in 1945; he worked in Komsomol and party structures, graduated from the Higher Party School, led a youth brigade at the Karaganda metallurgical plant construction, and for nine years directed the State Construction Association in Plovdiv. He was mayor of Plovdiv in 1971-1979; afterwards he became a consultant at the Council of Ministers and chair of the Yerevan cultural and educational organization of Armenians in Bulgaria.

Diran Parikyan
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Facts

Roles
mayor
Life dates
1921-2009

Linked events

  1. 2 July 1971 – 3 April 1979

    Mayor: Diran Parikyan

    Officially listed mayoral term in Plovdiv Municipality's mayor archive: 2 July 1971 – 3 April 1979.

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