Papken Siuni

Bedros Parian (Պետրոս Փարեան; 1873 – 26 August 1896) better known by his nom de guerre Papken Siuni, was an important figure in the Armenian national movement, an Armenian Revolutionary Federation member and the leader, alongside Karekin Pastermadjian (Armen Garo), of the 1896 Ottoman Bank takeover.

Early life

Bedros Parian was born in 1873 in the village of Akn (Armenian: Ակն), the same village Siamanto was from. Early in his life, he moved to Constantinople where he continued his studies. In Constantinople, he became interested in revolutionary ideologies. He joined a Naval institute where he found other sympathetic youth and formed with them "Syunik", a nationalist group. They eventually merged with the Armenian Revolutionary Federation.

Armenian national movement

Upon merging with the ARF, he became known for his ability to gather intelligence without being suspected and going unnoticed. On his intelligence missions, he would wear a fez and peasant clothes to remain unnoticed from the Ottoman secret police and paid nationals. He became a fundamental aspect of the national movement.