Vilen Martyrosian

Merited Social Worker
Vilen Martyrosian
Вілен Мартиросян
People's Deputy of the Soviet Union
In office
1989–1991
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born(1940-09-22)22 September 1940
Kirovabad, Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union (now Ganja, Azerbaijan)
Died19 July 2023(2023-07-19) (aged 82)
Kyiv, Ukraine
Resting placeBaikove Cemetery, Kyiv
Political party
EducationKyiv Suvorov Military School
Military service
Allegiance
  •  Soviet Union
  •  Ukraine
Branch/service
Rank
Commands

Vilen Arutiunovych Martyrosian (Ukrainian: Вілен Арутюнович Мартиросян; Armenian: Վիլեն Հարությունի Մարտիրոսյան, romanized: Vilen Harutyuni Martirosyan; 22 September 1940 – 19 July 2023) was an Azerbaijani-born Ukrainian lieutenant general and politician who was a People's Deputy of the Soviet Union from 1989 to 1991. Martyrosian was a member of the People's Movement of Ukraine (Rukh) and its deputy chairman from 1989 to 1991. He was one of the founders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.