Hovhannes Kajaznuni

Hovhannes Katchaznouni Հովհաննես Քաջազնունի
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1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Armenia
In office May 30, 1918 – May 28, 1919
Succeeded by	Alexander Khatisyan
Personal details
Born	1868 Akhaltsikhe, Georgia (then part of the Russian Empire)
Died	1938 Yerevan, Armenian SSR
Nationality	Armenian
Political party	Armenian Revolutionary Federation

Hovhannes Katchaznouni (Armenian: Հովհաննես Քաջազնունի) (Akhaltsikhe, Georgia 1868 – Yerevan, Armenia 1938) was the first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Armenia from May 30, 1918 to May 28, 1919. He was a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation.

An outtake of some of Katchaznouni's words as recorded to party members in Bucharest is as follows:

"Our dreams fell apart. Turkey knew very well what it had done. There is no reason for it to feel guilty today. If we had agreed earlier with Turkey, we would have gained much....We did nothing to support order in the Muslim areas, and had to resort to taking up arms. We sent soldiers and carried out massacres. The Turks brought their defense forces into action. There is nothing we did which deserves praise. Let's not look for guilty parties outside of ourselves. Yes, I am advising suicide. There is nothing left for the Tasnak Party to do. Let us break apart the party. If we do not, destruction and dishonor await us."