Mekertich Portukalian, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Mekertich Portukalian

Armenian politician

Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1848

Place of Birth: Istanbul, Turkey

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1921

Profession: teacher, politician, journalist

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Mekertich Portukalian

  • Mekertich Portukalian (Armenian: ?????? ????????????; October 21, 1848, Constantinople – 1921, Marseille) was an Armenian teacher, who founded the Armenakan party in Van, in 1885.
  • The son of a banker in Constantinople, Portukalian became and teacher initially taught at Tokat and after a trip to Western Anatolia and the Balkans opened a school in Van in 1878.
  • The school soon fell apart from conflict among members, and closed before the end of the year.
  • He opened another school in 1881.
  • This school was closed by Ottoman authorities in 1885.
  • He was then exiled to Marseille.
  • Having settled in Marseilles in 1885, he began the publication of the first pro-revolutionary newspaper Armenia.

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