GEORGES DER PARTHOGH PASSES AWAY
Financial Mirror
June 3 2008
Cyprus
Veteran journalist and publisher Georges Der Parthogh passed away on
Monday at the age of 84. The funeral will be held on Friday June 6,
2008 at 4pm at the Sourp Astvatzatzin Armenian Church, Nicosia.
Georges Der Parthogh, was born in Ethiopia on 18 December 1920. He
arrived in Cyprus in 1935 with his family. He worked at Reuters
(1959-1963) and at United Press International (1963-1979), covering
among others the war and political upheavels in Cyprus, Malta, the
Middle East, Iran and east Africa.
In 1979 he co-founded the English weekly newspaper "The Cyprus Weekly".
Georges Der Parthogh led many humanitarian missions after the
catastrophic earthquake that stuck Armenia and during the time of
the Nagorno Karabakh struggle for independence, for which he received
recognition.
The Republic of Armenia granted him honorary citizenship, while the
Union of Armenian Journalists awarded him the Golden Pen for his
50-year service to journalism.
He has also received the Intercollege Media Institute Award for his
long years of service as journalist and photographer.
Georges Der Parthogh was also an active and beloved member of the
Armenian community of Cyprus, acting as representative of two Armenian
Representatives at the Cyprus Parliament and served on the Board of
Directors of Melkonian Institute for many years.
He is survived by his wife Lana, his two sons Yervant and Masis as
well as two grandchildren, Tatiana and Natalia.
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