Serhiy Nigoyan
Serhiy Nigoyan | |
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| Սերգեյ Նիգոյան Сергій Нігоян | |
Serhiy Nigoyan on the barricade in Euromaidan. | |
| Born | Serhiy Garnikovych Nigoyan August 2, 1993 |
| Died | January 22, 2014 (aged 20) |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds (lead shrapnel) |
| Resting place | village Bereznuvativka, Solone Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine |
| Other names | Samvel Nigoyan |
| Education | Dniprodzerzhynsk College of Physical Education |
| Occupation(s) | student, sports amateur |
| Years active | 2013–14 (as activist) |
| Known for | being the first protester to die of a gunshot wound during Euromaidan |
| Parent | Garegin Nigoyan |
| Awards | Hero of Ukraine (2014) |
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Serhiy Gagikovych Nigoyan or Nihoyan (Ukrainian: Сергій Нігоян, Armenian: Սերգեյ Նիգոյան; August 2, 1993 – January 22, 2014) was an Armenian-Ukrainian Euromaidan activist who was fatally shot during the 2014 Hrushevskoho Street protests where he was acting as security. He was the first protester killed by shooting during the protest.