Bako Sahakian – NKR President

BAKO SAHAKIAN – NKR PRESIDENT

DeFacto Agency, Armenia
July 23 2007

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Central Electoral Commission has announced
official results of the elections of the Republic President.

The overwhelming majority of the electors – 85, 12% – have voted for
Bako Sahakian.

12, 5 % of the electors voted for NKR Deputy FM Masis Mailian. The
rest of the nominees received much less votes.

Thus, the NKR people have elected their third President – Bako
Sahakian.

To note, a lot of observers and journalists accredited at the elections
have ascertained both high activeness of the voters and irreproachable
transparency of the NKR presidential elections.

Biographical information: Bako Sahakian was born on August 30, 1960,
in the city of Stepanakert.

1977 – Graduated from Stepanakert secondary school N1.

1978-1980 – Served at the Soviet Army.

1981 – Employed at the Stepanakert Industrial-Mechanized Integrated
Plant N9 as a metalworker and mechanical engineer. In a year he was
transferred to Stepanakert Integrated Plant on Building Materials as
a worker on the stone’s breaking up.

1983-1987 – Worked as a foreman-restorer at the Stepanakert branch
of the scientific department on the restoration of ancient monuments.

1987-1990 – Worked at the regional administration on supply as
a supplier.

Since 1988 Bako Sahakian has become known as an activist of Artsakh
Movement.

1990 – Joined NKR Self Defense Forces.

1992-1993 – Deputy Head of the Committee of NKR Self Defense Forces
1993-1995 – Head of NKR AR Headquarters on the rear 1995-1996 –
NKR AR Deputy Commander on External Relations 1996-1997 – Deputy
Commander of NKR AR 10th Mountain Rifle Division on the rear
1997-1999 – Assistant to RA Minister for Home Affairs and National
Security 1999-2001 – NKR Minister for Home Affairs Since 2001 – Head
of NKR State Department of National Security – Director of NKR NS
Has been awarded an order ‘~RFighting Cross’~R of the first degree,
‘~RSparapet Vazgen Sargsian’~R and RF order ‘~RPeter the Great’~R of
the first degree, the medal ‘~RFor the Services to the Motherland’~R
of the first degree and other medals.

Bako Sahakian is a member of RF Academy on Security, Defense and
Legality.

He graduated from the Department of Law at Artsakh State University.

Bako Sahakian is married; he has two children.