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Goorgen Yanikian, 1973

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 5

Scope and Contents

Gourgen Mkrtich Yanikian was born in December 24, 1895. He was an Armenian American author, engineer, Armenian Genocide survivor, best known for the assassination of two Turkish consular officials, Los Angeles Consul General Mehmet Baydar and Consul Bahadır Demir, in California in 1973.

Dates

  • Creation: 1973

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Extent

From the Collection: 31 Linear Feet (27 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States