{"id":13612,"date":"2018-05-08T19:05:18","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T17:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/en\/?p=13612"},"modified":"2021-11-26T10:47:32","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T09:47:32","slug":"u-s-rock-star-hails-beautiful-revolution-in-armenia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/uk\/u-s-rock-star-hails-beautiful-revolution-in-armenia\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Rock Star Hails \u2018Beautiful Revolution\u2019 In Armenia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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U.S. Rock Star Hails \u2018Beautiful Revolution\u2019 In Armenia<\/h1><\/h1><\/div>
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Serj Tankian, a prominent Armenian-American rock musician, received a hero\u2019s welcome late on Monday after arriving in Armenia to show support for the protest movement led by Nikol Pashinian.<\/p>\n

Tankian saluted the \u201cbeautiful revolution\u201d as he addressed thousands of mostly young people in Yerevan\u2019s central Republic Square, the main venue of massive anti-government protests led by Pashinian. He said the movement has not only paved the way for democratic change in the country but also enhanced the international standing of the Armenian people.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe world is watching you as a positive example,\u201d Tankian said in a short speech. \u201cYou have achieved your goal by singing, dancing and smiling.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJust like you, I dreamed of this day for many years and am now proud of standing alongside you,\u201d added the lead singer of the U.S. rock band System Of A Down (SOAD).<\/p>\n

Pashinian, who greeted Tankian at the Zvartnots international airport and personally escorted him to Republic Square, also addressed the crowd, paying tribute to \u201cour glorious compatriot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tankian has been very supportive of his campaign that forced Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian to resign on April 23. Pashinian is widely expected to succeed Sarkisian as premier on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am elated, I am \u2026 excited,\u201d Tankian told reporters at Zvartnots. \u201cI\u2019m so happy to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Sarkisian\u2019s resignation came exactly three years after SOAD\u2019s first-ever concert in Armenia which took place at Republic Square and drew tens of thousands of spectators. Tankian, 50, used that show to call on the Armenian government to end \u201cinstitutional injustice\u201d in the country.<\/p>\n

The world-famous musician likewise called for rule of law and a fight against corruption in Armenia during his previous trip to his ancestral homeland in 2011. He also deplored serious fraud that was reported during an Armenian presidential election held in 2013.<\/p>\n

Together with several other prominent Diaspora Armenians, Tankian monitored last year\u2019s parliamentary elections that were won by Sarkisian\u2019s Republican Party.<\/p>\n

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