Arabo

Arabo
Arabo (c. 1890)
Native name	Արաբօ
Birth name	Stepanos Mkhitarian
Nickname(s)	Arabo
Born	1863 Kurter village, Bitlis Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died	1893 (aged 29–30) The road from Khnus to Mush, Ottoman Empire
Allegiance	Armenian fedayi
Years of service	late 1880s—1893
Battles/wars	Armenian National Liberation Movement

Arabo (Armenian: Արաբօ, 1863–1893), born Stepanos Mkhitarian, also known as Arakel, was a famed Armenian fedayi (freedom fighter) of the late 19th century, one of the first fedayis.^[1]

Arabo was born in Kurtis village (Bitlis provance) . Arabo studied at Arakelots monastery school in Mush. Since late-1880s he led Armenian fedayi groups of Sasun and Taron. In 1892, he was arrested by Turkish authorities, sentenced for 15 years imprisonment, but escaped from prison and resumed fedayi activities. Since 1889 he he returned to Caucasus several times to continue his fedayi activities. 1892 he took part in first ARF conferance . In spring of 1893 he returned to his country from Kars to help rebels of Sasun , but was killed in 1893 during the battle against Kurdish^[2] gangs on the road to Mush (Western Armenia) with his 4 friends .

References

↑ General Andranik and the Armenian Revolutionary Movement, by Dr Antranig Chalabian, Michigan, 1988 ISBN 0-9622741-1-9
↑ Genocide.ru (Russian)

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Arabo's Biography (Russian)

Armenian national liberation movement

History	Persecution of the Armenians	Political and military leaders	Organizations and military units

Until World War I Zeitun uprising (1862) Bashkale clash (1889) Gugunian Expedition (1890) Kum Kapu demonstration (1890) Sasun rebellion (1894) Zeitun Rebellion (1895–1896) Ottoman Bank Takeover (1896) Van Defense (1896) Khanasor Expedition (1897) Battle of Holy Apostles Monastery (1901) Sasun uprising (1904) Yıldız assassination attempt (1905) Battle of Sulukh (1907)	Hamidian massacres (1894–96) Adana massacre (1909) Armenian Genocide (1915) Resistance during the genocide Zeitun Van Shabin-Karahisar Urfa Musa Dagh	Arabo Aghbiur Serob Kevork Chavush Andranik Ozanian Aram Manukian Drastamat Kanayan Garegin Nzhdeh	Political parties Armenakan (1885) Hunchak (1887) Armenian Revolutionary Federation (1890) Units Fedayi Armenian volunteer units (1914–1917) French Armenian Legion (1916–1920)

Armenian nationalism

Ideology	Armenian national awakening United Armenia Miatsum

Organizations	Armenakan Party Social Democrat Hunchakian Party Armenian Revolutionary Federation National United Party Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide Armenian Revolutionary Army Union for National Self-Determination Karabakh Committee Pan-Armenian National Movement Republican Party of Armenia United Javakhk Democratic Alliance Hayazn

People	Khachatur Abovian Mikael Nalbandian Raffi Arabo Aghbiur Serob Mkrtich Khrimian Kevork Chavush Andranik Garegin Nzhdeh Armen Garo Shahan Natalie Paruyr Hayrikyan Hagop Hagopian Movses Gorgisyan Levon Ter-Petrosyan Zori Balayan Silva Kaputikyan Ashot Navasardyan Monte Melkonian Vazgen Sargsyan Raffi Hovannisian Jirair Sefilian

Historical events	Armenian national liberation movement Battle of Sardarabad February Uprising 1965 Yerevan demonstrations Karabakh movement Nagorno-Karabakh War

Political entities	Provisional Republic of Van First Republic of Armenia Republic of Mountainous Armenia Republic of Armenia Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

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