Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Armenian parliament shooting (Armenian: Ազգային ժողովի ահաբեկչություն literally National Assembly terrorist attack); also known as October 27 (Հոկտեմբերի 27 Hoktemberi 27) was an attack on the Armenian National Assembly in the capital Yerevan on October 27, 1999 by a group of armed men led by Nairi Hunanyan that killed Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan, Speaker of Parliament Karen Demirchyan, 5 other high-ranking officials and one journalist.The terrorist attack, as viewed by Armenians, is one of the most significant and controversial events of the Armenian history since independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. It changed Armenia's political life as second and third highest officials of the country were assassinated. Both Vazgen Sargsyan (a major figure during the Nagorno-Karabakh War, the Defense Minister in 1991-92 and 1995–99) and Karen Demirchyan (Armenia's communist leader from 1974 to 1988, made a comeback in 1998) were posthumously honored with National Hero medals.. }
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- Armenian_parliament_shooting abstract "The Armenian parliament shooting (Armenian: Ազգային ժողովի ահաբեկչություն literally National Assembly terrorist attack); also known as October 27 (Հոկտեմբերի 27 Hoktemberi 27) was an attack on the Armenian National Assembly in the capital Yerevan on October 27, 1999 by a group of armed men led by Nairi Hunanyan that killed Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan, Speaker of Parliament Karen Demirchyan, 5 other high-ranking officials and one journalist.The terrorist attack, as viewed by Armenians, is one of the most significant and controversial events of the Armenian history since independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. It changed Armenia's political life as second and third highest officials of the country were assassinated. Both Vazgen Sargsyan (a major figure during the Nagorno-Karabakh War, the Defense Minister in 1991-92 and 1995–99) and Karen Demirchyan (Armenia's communist leader from 1974 to 1988, made a comeback in 1998) were posthumously honored with National Hero medals.".