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AGBU Lebanon — Our History

A century of AGBU and the Antranik Youth Association in Lebanon — drag the ribbon to travel through it.

All eras 1906–1939 · AGBU in Lebanon 1940–1959 · AGBU in Lebanon 1960–1979 · AGBU & AYA 1980–1999 · AGBU & AYA 2000–2020 · AGBU & AYA
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Apr 1902 Boghos Noubar (1851-1930)
Jul 1902 Yakub Artin Pasha (1842-1919)
21 Jan 1903 Yervant Aghaton (1860-1935)
20 Jul 1903 KRIKOR YEGHIAYAN (1833-1911)
20 Oct 1903 Garabed Sheridjian (1852-1926)
3 Mar 1904 Arakel Noubar (1881-1954) Առաքել Նուպար
Oct 1904 Mgerdich Antranikian (1851-1938)
1905 Dr. Nazaret Daghavarian (1862-1915)
May 1905 Mgerdich Margossoff 1848-1919 Մկրտիչ Մարկոսոֆ
Dec 1905 Hovhannes Hagopian (1855-1917)
Apr 1906 AGBU Foundation 1906 April 15,
10 Jun 1910 1st AGBU Chapter in Lebanon
15 Dec 1911 1911 AGBU Beirut Committee members
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2 Jan 1912 1912 Jan "Mioutioun" Leading article by Boghos Nubar“
30 Mar 1912 AGBU's Inalienable Capital
2 Apr 1912 Boghos Noubar AGBU Lifetime President
19 Apr 1912 1912 April 19, Petition to the Russian viceroy in Tpilisi, asking to develop AGBU Branches in the Caucasus.
2 May 1912 AGBU Beirut Chapter correspondence with AGBU Central Board
5 May 1912 AGBU 6th Anniversary celebrations in Cairo 2000 people attended
12 May 1912 AGBU Beirut New members registered
4 Jun 1912 AGBU delegate to Caucus...
18 Mar 1913 Rev. Maloyan visiting AGBU Board members in Cairo.
10 Dec 1913 1913 Dec 10 AGBU Lebanon among the 1st 32 chapters
20 Jan 1914 1914 Jan AGBU Beirut chapter Committee members
May 1914 1914 AGBU Beirut chapter new registered members
17 Jun 1914 AGBU Delegate N. Daghavarian presenting AGBU Central Board letter and his transcript to Count Vorontsov
15 Dec 1918 1918 Dec 15 AGBU chapters in Aleppo, Alexandret and Beirut restructured to handle the AGBU aids distributions in the region
15 Dec 1918 ...Boy scouts of Sisouan school in the Port Said camp are very appreciated
5 Jul 1920 AGBU 8th General Assembly expresses its support for Independent Republic of Armenia
13 Jul 1920 1920 Jul 13 Election of AGBU Beirut new committee members
21 Aug 1920 Mr. Alexander Khadisian Official Representative of Republic of Armenia, meeting AGBU Leaders in Cairo headquarters
20 Oct 1920 AGBU Beirut Chapter newly registered members name list
1922 AGBU Headquarters moved to Paris
20 Feb 1922 1922 AGBU Beirut New Committee, Onnig Mazloumian Chairman
20 Feb 1922 AGBU Chapter in Jounieh, Hagop Varjabedian, Mmes. Victoria Tchertchian, Marie Mazloumian, Satenig Kehyeian, A. Sarafian and K. Nafilian.
20 Aug 1922 AGBU Levon Bey Hagopian's Will in memory of his Parents..
Oct 1923 1923 List of AGBU Establishments, orphanges, schools, workshops & others in the Middle East
27 Feb 1924 AGBU Beirut Chapter New committee members
9 Nov 1924 AGBU Beirut, registered new members
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2 Dec 1925 Garabed and Krikor Melkonian Brothers' Generous donation to the AGBU
12 Feb 1926 AGBU Beirut new Committee members
15 Apr 1926 AGBU 20th Anniversary Celebrations in Beirut
2 May 1926 AGBU Melkonian Education Institution Opening 1st season.
30 Aug 1926 1926 October AGBU Financial Aid to Schools
30 Oct 1926 AGBU fund raising for earthquake victimes in Leninagan.
20 Jan 1927 1927 January, list of the AGBU private and sponsored schools in the Middle East.
14 Apr 1927 AGBU-Beirut mew Committee members Roupen Ezadjian Chairman, Dr. H. Tcheblakian vice chairman, Hemayag Kranian secretary, Nerses Shirinian ...
2 Jul 1927 AGBU Zahle chapter New Committee members
14 Jul 1927 1927 Ladies auxiliary committee in AGBU Beirut chapter
23 Jul 1927 AGBU Zahle Chapter new members name list
25 Jul 1927 1927 Foundation of Noubarian Library in Paris
30 Jul 1927 1927 Jul AGBU Beirut chapter newly registered members
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30 Aug 1927 1927 AGBU Financial Aid for Schools
15 Sep 1927 1927 AGBU Kelegian-Sisvan orphanage school students and teachers.
25 Sep 1927 1927 AGBU Kelegian-Sisvan school graduates with their teachers
20 Jan 1928 AGBU financial aids for emigration from Syria and Lebanon to Armenia, have been spent partly to emigrate 1600 from Greece and Constantinople
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18 Feb 1928 AGBU & Nations Union, working on the Nansen Office project to build homes in Ashrafieh region to settle some Armenian refugees
Apr 1928 AGBU 22nd Anniversary celebration in Beirut
18 Apr 1928 AGBU Zahle and Rayaq Chapter new members name list
25 Apr 1928 AGBU Rayaq Chapter new members name list
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19 Jun 1928 1928 AGBU Kelegian-Sisvan orphange students in handicraft open air workshop in Beirut
28 Jun 1928 1928 AGBU Beirut Chapter new committee members
24 Sep 1928 The 75 orphans from Jounieh arrived to Kelegian-Sisvan Orphanage in Beirut.
Oct 1928 1928 The AGBU Kelegian-Sisvan scouts troupe.
Oct 1928 AGBU Jounieh Chapter new registered members name
3 Dec 1928 1928 Dec 3 AGBU Zahle chapter members meeting in Hotel Lebanon
5 Dec 1928 1928 AGBU Beirut Chapter registered new members name list
20 Dec 1928 AGBU Kelegian-Sisvan orphanage students at the workshop
5 Jan 1929 New Year celebration in AGBU Kelegian-Sisvan Orphanage.
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14 Jan 1929 1929 AGBU Saida Chapter Committee members
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15 Apr 1929 AGBU 23rd Anniversary celebrations in Lebanon..Ghazir, Jouneh and Zahle chapters
21 Apr 1929 AGBU 23rd Anniversary celebration in Beirut Cristal Theater. Kelegian Orphanage choir performed
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25 Apr 1929 1929 Apr 25 Rev. Anthony Krafft Bonnard visiting AGBU Beirut Kelekian-Sisouan
6 May 1929 1929 May 6 AGBU Scouts participation in Commemoration of the Lebanese victims of the WWI
10 Jun 1929 AGBU Tripoly Chapter Committee members.
25 Jun 1929 1929 AGBU Beirut-Anter Naher Noubarian Elementary school
8 Jul 1929 1929 AGBU Zahle chapter Committee members
9 Jul 1929 1929 AGBU Beirut Chapter Committee members
18 Oct 1929 AGBU Beirut newly registered members.
25 Oct 1929 AGBU Zahle New Committee members.
1930 1930 New Year celebration in Beirut Kelegian Orphanage
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15 Apr 1930 AGBU 24th Anniversary celebration in AGBU Kelegian Orphanage and Sahagian School
17 Apr 1930 AGBU Saida New Committee members.
10 May 1930 Rev. W. Papazian presented a lecture in Beirut, Organized by AGBU Beirut Chapter, On 10th of May 1930
25 Jun 1930 AGBU Founder and Life President Boghos Noubar Passed away.
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3 Aug 1930 1930: On 3rd of August Lent ceremony in memory of Boghos Noubar, at AGBU Kelegian-sisvan Orphanages.
13 Aug 1930 1930 Aug 13 AGBU Jounyeh Chapter organized AGBU 24th Anniversary celebration.
15 Aug 1930 1931 AGBU Beirut Chapter newly registered members name list.
3 Sep 1930 1930 AGBU Ghazir Chapter new registered members
10 Sep 1930 1930 AGBU Zahle Chapter new committee members
14 Sep 1930 1930 AGBU Ghazir Chapter new Committee members.
22 Oct 1930 AGBU New President Mr. Caloust Gulbenkian was Elected on 22nd of October 1930.
15 Dec 1930 1930 AGBU-Zahle Chapter new registered members
15 Jan 1931 1931 AGBU sinior orphans working in Abroian Socks workshop in Beirut
5 Feb 1931 1931 AGBU Zahle Chapter Committee members
7 Feb 1931 AGBU Beirut Chapter new committee members.
14 Feb 1931 1930 Apr AGBU Saida
22 Mar 1931 Farewell gathering to 60 senior members that are going to leave Orphanage after being self-sufficient
8 Apr 1931 ►1931 AYA First chapter committee
15 Apr 1931 1931 AGBU Marjaayoun chapter Committee members
20 Apr 1931 1931 AGBU Beirut Chapter Committee
2 May 1931 AGBU Rayaq new Committee members
3 May 1931 AGBU 25th Anniversary celebration in Tripoly at St. Elias Orthodox church
12 May 1931 1931 AGBU Bekfaya new Committee members
7 Jun 1931 1931 Jun 7 A Requiem Ceremony was held in St. Illuminator church in Zahle.
17 Jun 1931 1931 Jun 13 "Noubar Students Union" in Beirut organized an event to honor the AGBU Cairo District Committee Secretary, Mr. H. Amirian
20 Jun 1931 1931 AGBU Aley Chapter Committee members
24 Jun 1931 1931 June Caloust Gulbenkian, who had become president of the AGBU a few months earlier,
26 Jun 1931 1931 AGBU Jounieh Chapter new Committee members
4 Jul 1931 1931 AGBU Zahle new Committee members
20 Jul 1931 1931 AGBU Ghazir Chapter new Committee members.
27 Jul 1931 AGBU Ghazir Chapter new members name list
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11 Sep 1931 8+11 graduates from AGBU Melkonian Edu. Institution will continue their higher educations in Universities of Armenia
12 Sep 1931 1931 AGBU Beirut Commitee members
24 Oct 1931 AGBU Jbeil chapter new registered members name list
25 Oct 1931 AGBU Jebeil Committee members
11 Nov 1931 1931 Nov 11 AGBU Zahle chapter organized an event in Hotel Lebanon.
11 Dec 1931 AGBU Zahle new registered members.
20 Mar 1932 AGBU President have made personal meetings with King Faysal of Iraq, Royal Prince-Minister Teymourtash of Iran and High Commissioner Mr. Ponceaux,
22 Apr 1932 AGBU President Caloust Gulbengian Resignation due to multiple baseless attributions against him personally that made him indignant and unable to carry on his mission
12 May 1932 1932 AGBU Jbeil Chapter new registered members
15 May 1932 1932 AGBU Jbeil new Committee members
8 Oct 1932 AGBU Beirut Chapter new Committee members
19 Oct 1932 AGBU - Tripoly Chapter new registered members name list
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30 Jan 1933 Devastating fire at the Sourp Khatch church Refugee camp in Beirut....3-4000 homeless...
5 Mar 1933 AGBU Bekfaya Chapter Committee members
12 Mar 1933 1933 AGBU Tripoly Chapter new Committee members
15 Mar 1933 1933 AGBU Ghazir Chapter Committee members
15 Mar 1933 AGBU Jounieh Chapter new registered members name list.
12 Apr 1933 1933 AGBU Jounieh Chapter new committee members name list
21 May 1933 Rev. Shahe Kasbarian after Pentecost Liturgy in Zahle St. Gegory Church celebrated the AGBU 27th Anniversary
15 Jul 1933 AGBU Educational Committee has formed to supervise the AGBU sponsored schools and educational projects
25 Sep 1933 AGBU Zahle new registered members name list.
14 Dec 1933 1933 Dec 14 AGBU Central Board Elected Zareh Noubar AGBU 3rd President and Arakel Noubar Vice President.
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26 Jan 1934 AGBU Jbeil Chapter committee and the Elementary school
2 Feb 1934 AGBU-Zahle chapter new regitered members.
2 Feb 1934 1934 AGBU Beirut new registered members name list.
9 Feb 1934 AGBU-Zahle Chapter new registered members name list.
23 May 1934 1934 AGBU-Beirut Chapter new registered members.
6 Sep 1934 AGBU-Aley Chapter new registered members name
26 Sep 1934 AGBU-Tripoly Chapter new committee members
21 Nov 1934 1934 AGBU Ghazir Chapter Committee members
22 Nov 1934 AGBU-Tripoly Chapter new registered members name list.
20 Jan 1935 AGBU-Aley Chapter new members Neshan Koundakjian, Toros Kurkjian, and Hadji Deyrmendjian.
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2 Apr 1935 AGBU building "Gullabashen" and "Pareshen" neighborhoods in Bourdj Hammoud
26 May 1935 AGBU 29th Anniversary in Beirut chapter
30 May 1935 1935 AGBU-Beirut Chapter new registered members name list
30 Jun 1935 Noubarian School in Tripoly celebrated 1935 school commencement and the 29th Anniversary of AGBU on 16th of June.
12 Jul 1935 On the 12th of Jul 1935 one of the dominant and AGBU Board member for 25 years, Yervant Aghaton have passed away.
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2 Sep 1935 AGBU-Beirut Chapter Auxiliary and Young Women's committees.
15 Sep 1935 AGBU-Batroun Chapter new registered members
21 Oct 1935 AGBU-Marjayoun Chapter new registered members
23 Oct 1935 1935 Oct AGBU school in Baalbeck
15 Nov 1935 1935 AGBU and the Mamelteyn Santorium in Lebanon
9 May 1936 AGBU Beirut Chapter Committee held a reception in honor Vice Chair of AGBU Cairo Regional Committee Mr. Djanig Tchaker, in Crystal Palace
10 May 1936 AGBU-Zahle Celebrated the AGBU 30th Anniversary. The key speaker was Mr. Mihran Damadian.
14 May 1936 AGBU Rayaq Chapter new Committee members, Rev. Priest B. Aprahamian Chairman, Iskender Mardirosian Secretary, Sarkis Boghosian Trasurer....
10 Jul 1936 1936 Jul Vahan Malezian's trip to the Middle East
12 Sep 1936 The AGBU-Beirut Education Committee reformed; Mihran Damadian President, Rev. Norayr Vartabed Bogharian, Puzant Yeghiaian, Hmayag Kranian, Misak Keleshian, and Michael Natanian.
3 Jan 1937 1937 New Year Event in Tripoly Noubarian school. Key speaker M. Arzrouni and cultural program.
31 Jan 1937 AGBU 30th anniversary Celebration was held in AUB "Memorial Hall" in the presence of Armenian community Religious leaders and other representatives. After Chairman's welcome, key speaker was Puzant Yeghiaian.
11 Apr 1937 April 11 AGBU Beirut Chapter Committee organized a Reception in honor of Armenian Catholic Clergy Rev. Nazlian and Rev Kedidjian
30 May 1937 1937 May 30 AGBU 31st Anniversary celebration in Zahle
14 Sep 1937 AGBU-Tripoly Chapter new registered members name list.
20 Sep 1937 1937 AGBU Beirut chapter newly registered members name list
8 Oct 1937 1937 AGBU & Armenian schools in Lebanon
2 Nov 1937 AGBU-Beirut Chapter new registered members name list.
17 Nov 1937 1937 Nov 17 AGBU- AYA Antranik & Zareh Noubar members joint meeting in Antranik club.
9 Jan 1938 1938 Jan 9 Zartonk article about Saida Arm School AGBU.
10 Apr 1938 AGBU 32nd Anniversary celebration in Zahle Arm. School.
May 1938 AGBU 32nd Anniversary celebration in Bekfaya Chapter
10 May 1938 1938 AGBU-Saida new Committee members
21 Jul 1938 AGBU-Beirut Chapter new registered members.
15 Oct 1938 AGBU-Beirut Chapter new Committee members.
12 Nov 1938 AGBU-Beirut Chapter new registered members name list.
20 Nov 1938 1938 Nov. 20 AGBU Sin el Fil Chapter was inaugurated, in Aramian School hall.
24 Nov 1938 AGBU Baalbeck newly registered members
27 Nov 1938 1938 Nov 27 AGBU new Chapter "Adana" was formed in Bourdj Hammoud Adana neighborhood.
15 Jan 1939 AGBU-Nor Marash New Chapter Opening Ceremony was held on 15th of January, in "Mr. Kountsler Emmanuel" Hall.
20 Jan 1939 AGBU-Tripoly Chapter newly registered members name list.
26 Jan 1939 January 26, AGBU-Beirut held a Reception in St. George Hotel
3 Mar 1939 1939 AGBU Sin el Fil Chapter newly registered members name list.
26 Apr 1939 1939 April 26 AGBU Tiro Chapter Social gathering event on
13 May 1939 AGBU 33rd Anniversary Celebration on May 13th, in AUB Memorial Hall
14 May 1939 AGBU 34th Anniversary in Nor Hadjen Chapter.
9 Jun 1939 AGBU Central Relief Committee
24 Jun 1939 Melkonian Graduates Union in Beirut organized a social gathering in Zareh Noubar Club.
2 Jul 1939 July 2, AGBU Zahle Chapter organized the AGBU 33rd Anniversary Celebration
10 Aug 1939 AGBU-Baalbeck Chapter newly registred members name list.
15 Aug 1939 AGBU Central Board Decided to establish the "AGBU Tarouhy-Hagopian High school for girls'' in Beirut.
20 Sep 1939 1939 AGBU-Baalbeck Chapter, new Committee members name list.
10 Oct 1939 1939 AGBU-Beirut Chapter new Committee members name list
14 Oct 1939 AGBU-Remeil Chapter new committee name list.
18 Oct 1939 AGBU-Nor Marash Chapter Committee members Name list.
19 Oct 1939 AGBU-Tiro Chapter new Committee members name list
20 Oct 1939 1939 AGBU-Amanos Chapter new Committee members name list
22 Oct 1939 1939 AGBU-Nor Hadjen Chapter, new Committee members name list
28 Oct 1939 AGBU-Achrafieh Chapter new Committee name list
17 Nov 1939 AGBU-Baalbeck newly registered members name list.

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