Andranik Ozanyan was born in 1865 in Shapin Garahisar. His paternal ancestors came from the neighboring village of Ozan in the early 18th century and settled in Shapin Garahisar and took the surname Ozanyan in honor of their native place.
Andranik is known among us as Zoravar Andranik, Andranik Pasha, an Armenian military commander.
He had a special role in the Armenian liberation movement, participated in the defense of the settlements of his native country. Andranik also played a huge role in the defense of Zangezur.
In 1921, Zoravar Andranik wanted to enter Cilicia to take over the self-defense of the Armenians there and fight against Kemal Turkey, but the French government forbade Zoravar to enter Cilicia.
Andranik died on August 30/31, 1927, in the USA, of a heart attack, and was buried in Fresno’s Ararat Cemetery in September. In January 1928, his remains were transferred to Paris and reburied in Père Lachaise cemetery, and years later, in 2000 it was transferred to Armenia, in “Yerablur” pantheon
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