Robert Kocharian

Robert Sedraki Kocharian
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Became President:February 4, 1998
Predecessor:Levon Ter-Petrosyan
Date of Birth:August 31, 1954
Place of Birth:Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh
Robert Sedraki Kocharian (born August 31, 1954) is the current president of Armenia. He was born in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian exclave in Azerbaijan. After becoming president of Nagorno Karabakh in 1994 he became Prime Minister of Armenia in 1997. In April 1998 he became president, replacing Levin Ter-Petrossian.

He is a former Communist party official who is now not a member of any political party. He is a populist and his 2003 re-election was marred by allegations of electoral fraud.

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