Alexander Miasnikian
Alexander Fyodori Miasnikian or Myasnikov (28 January [9 February] 1886 – 22 March 1925), also known by his revolutionary nom de guerre Martuni, was an Armenian Bolshevik revolutionary, military leader and politician. During the Russian Civil War, he served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Byelorussia from 1918 to 1919. As the Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of Armenia from 1921 to 1922, he is credited with rebuilding the Armenian republic at the beginning of Lenin's New Economic Policy (NEP).
Alexander Miasnikian | |
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| Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of Armenia | |
| In office 23 March 1921 – 30 January 1922 | |
| Preceded by | Sarkis Kasyan (as Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of Armenia) |
| Succeeded by | Sargis Lukashin |
| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Byelorussia | |
| In office 1918–1919 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas |
| People's Commissar for Military Affairs of Armenia | |
| In office 1921–1922 | |
| Preceded by | Avis Nurijanyan |
| Succeeded by | Hayk Bzhishkyan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1886 Nor Nakhichevan, Don Voisko Oblast, Russian Empire |
| Died | 22 March 1925 (aged 39) near Tiflis, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Political party | RSDLP (Bolsheviks) (1904–1918) Russian Communist Party (1918–1925) |
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