Levon Ter-Petrosyan

Also known as Ter-Petrossian, Ter-Petrosian, Levon Hakobi Ter-Petrosyan

first President of Armenia from 1991 to 1998

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Levon Ter-Petrosyan was the first President of Armenia after the country gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, serving until 1998. He is historically significant because he led Armenia during its critical early years as an independent nation, a period that included the country's transition from Soviet rule and its involvement in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan.

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Levon Hakobi Ter-Petrosyan (Armenian: Լևոն Հակոբի Տեր-Պետրոսյան; born 9 January 1945), also known by his initials LTP, is an Armenian politician and historian who served as the first president of Armenia from 1991 until his resignation in 1998.

A senior researcher at the Matenadaran institute, he rose to prominence as a leading figure of the Karabakh movement for the unification of the Armenian-populated Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia, which began in 1988. After Armenia declared independence from the Soviet Union in September 1991, Ter-Petrosyan was elected by a landslide as the country's first president in the 1991 Armenian presidential election, receiving an overwhelming public support. In his role as a head of state, he led the country through the First Nagorno-Karabakh War with neighboring Azerbaijan.