Who created Asala?

The Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA) was founded in 1975 by Hagop Hagopian, a Lebanese-born Armenian who had become involved with Palestinian resistance groups in the early 1970s.

Who conquered the Armenians?

Between the 4th and the 19th centuries Armenia was conquered and ruled by, among others, Persians, Arabs, Byzantines, Mongols and Turks. While Armenia was under Ottoman rule the United States established a consulate in Ezerum, Armenia (present-day Ezurum, Turkey) in 1896.

What was an Armenian?

Armenian, Armenian Hay, plural Hayq or Hayk, member of a people with an ancient culture who originally lived in the region known as Armenia, which comprised what are now northeastern Turkey and the Republic of Armenia.

What Asala means?

Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA)

What is Asala in Yoruba?

Botanically called Tetracarpidium conophorum or Plukenetia conophora, African walnut belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae. In Nigeria, it is called Asala or Awusa in Yoruba; Ukpa in Ibo; and Okhue or Okwe in Edo.

What is Asala called in English?

The African walnut (king of nuts) is mostly found in Nigeria and some other parts of Africa. In the Western part of Nigeria, it is known as “ASALA” while in the Southern part, it is called “UKPA”.

Is Asala a fruit?

African Walnut is an edible single seeded stone fruit and its plant is mostly cultivated for its nuts which can be cooked or consumed as snacks. In the western part of Nigeria the African Walnuts is known as ausa or asala while in the southern part it’s called ukpa.

What was the goal of the ASALA?

Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA), terrorist group formed in 1975 to force Turkey to admit its guilt for the Armenian Genocide of 1915–16. At its founding, the group’s stated goals were to force the Turkish government to acknowledge the genocide, pay reparations, and support the creation of an Armenian state.

Why did ASALA attack Turkey?

Between 1980 and 1982, ASALA initiated several bombing campaigns in Switzerland and France with the aim of freeing comrades imprisoned in those countries; the bombings injured dozens of people, and several terrorists were released from prison in response. More often, however, ASALA targeted Turkish institutions.

What was the Wilsonian Armenia movement?

The group sought to claim the area (called Wilsonian Armenia) that was promised to the Armenians by American President Woodrow Wilson in the 1920 Treaty of Sèvres. The group received considerable clandestine support from the Armenian diaspora in Europe and in the United States.

What is the Armenian Genocide diaspora movement?

Consisting primarily of Lebanese-born Armenians of the Diaspora (whose parents and/or grandparents were survivors of the genocide), the organization followed a theoretical model based on leftist ideology.