1. Diana Abgar was a diaspora Armenian writer and humanitarian, who was appointed Honorary Consul to Japan of the short-lived First Republic of Armenia.
11 Facts About Diana Abgar
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Diana Abgar was the first female Armenian diplomat and one of the first women to have ever been appointed in any diplomatic post in the twentieth century.
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Diana Abgar's father was an Armenian from New Julfa, Iran who migrated to South East Asia.
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Diana Abgar was the youngest of seven children in the family.
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Diana Abgar married Apcar Michael Apcar, a descendant of the house of Apcar of New Julfa, the same area where Apcar's maternal family, the Aghabegians, originated from as well.
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Diana Abgar was buried in cemetery for foreigners beside her husband and is currently being taken care of by the Society of Armenian-Japanese Friendship which is based in Tokyo.
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Diana Abgar started working with numerous journals and newspapers such as The Japan Advertiser, The Far East, The Japan gazette, and Armenia.
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Diana Abgar focused much of her literature on the oppressed and their circumstances.
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Diana Abgar wrote about the Armenian plight in the Ottoman Empire in order to raise global awareness.
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Diana Abgar wrote many articles on international relations and the impact of imperialism on world affairs and global peace.
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Diana Abgar established a website making available many of Apcar's publications.