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Bako SaakayanPresident of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Date of Birth: 30.08.1960
Country:  Azerbaijan |
Content:
- Education and Early Career
- Activism and Military Career
- Government and Political Career
- 1999-2001:Minister of Internal Affairs, Artsakh
- Honors and Recognition
Education and Early Career
1977:Graduated from Stepanakert Secondary School No. 11981:Appointed as a mechanic at Stepanakert Production-Mechanized Plant No. 9
1982:Transferred to Степанакерт Building Materials Plant as a Stone Crusher
1983-1987:Master Restorer at the Stepanakert Branch of the Scientific Department for the Restoration of Ancient Monuments
Activism and Military Career
1987-1990:Worked as a supplier at the Regional Supply Department1988:Emerged as an activist in the Karabakh movement
1990:Joined the self-defense forces of Artsakh
1992-1993:Deputy Chief of Logistics, Artsakh Defense Committee
1993-1995:Chief of the Rear Service Staff
1995-1996:Deputy Commander for External Relations, Artsakh Defense Army
1996-1997:Deputy Commander of the 10th Mountain Rifle Division, Artsakh Army, for Logistics
Government and Political Career
1997-1999:Assistant Minister of Internal Affairs and National Security, Armenia
1999-2001:Minister of Internal Affairs, Artsakh
2001-2007:Minister of National Security, ArtsakhJuly 19, 2007:Elected President of Artsakh, receiving 85.1% of the vote
July 19, 2012:Re-elected President of Artsakh for a second term, receiving 67.65% of the vote
July 19, 2017:Elected President for a third term by the National Assembly
Honors and Recognition
Order of Tigran the Great (Armenia, September 17, 2016)Combat Cross 1st Degree (Artsakh)
Vazgen Sargsyan Medal
Order of Merit for the Fatherland 1st Degree
Education:Graduated from the Faculty of Law, Artsakh State University
