Michael Papadjanian

Michael Papadjanian, or Mikayel (1868 in Yerevan, Armenia – 1929 in Tiflis, Soviet Union) was a member of the Armenian national liberation movement who studied law at Rostov, Odessa and St Petersburg, and had a practice as a barrister at Baku.

[1] He was a member of Armenian national activities during the Armenian–Tatar massacres 1905-1907.

He established the eastern equivalent of the Ramkavars under the name Zhoghovrdakan (Populist) party in 1917.

He participated in the Russian Armenian National Congress, October 1917; he and the other members of the Ozakom were criticized for ineffectiveness.

After the declaration of the Democratic Republic of Armenia, he was assigned to the Paris Peace Conference as a member of the delegation of the Republic of Armenia; he became a member of the central executive of the Armenian General Benevolent Union.