Dashnak foreign minister and prime minister of the First Republic of Armenia who signed the treaties of Batum and Alexandropol
Born in Tbilisi in 1874 to a prominent Armenian family of noble origins, he trained as a doctor, was mayor of Tbilisi from 1910 to 1917 and in 1914 organized the Armenian volunteer detachments. He joined the Dashnaktsutyun in 1917. As foreign minister of the Republic of Armenia he signed the Treaty of Batum in June 1918, and he was prime minister from May 1919 until he resigned after the May Uprising of 1920. On 3 December 1920 a delegation led by him signed the Treaty of Alexandropol with Kâzım Karabekir, but power had already passed to the Soviet authorities and the treaty is held to be invalid. He went into exile in Paris and died there in 1945.
Also known as: Alexander Khatisyan
Activities and affiliations
- 1918–1920 Diplomacy and international organization
- 1919–1920 Government and administration
- 1910–1917 Government and administration
Career Timeline
- 1910–1917Mayor of Tbilisi
- 1917Joined the Dashnaktsutyun
- 1918Foreign minister of Armenia; signed the Treaty of Batum
- 1919–1920Prime minister of Armenia
- 1920Signed the Treaty of Alexandropol
- 1921–1945Exile in Paris