Basentsi Azoyan was a Major-General and chief of the Intelligence Department of the Armenian armed forces general staff.

A graduate of the KGB

KGB

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’s Institute, in 1974-1995 Basentsi Azoyan occupied high posts in the national security system. In 1980-1982 he was detached to Iran

Iran

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 and in 1983-1986 to Afghanistan

Afghanistan

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. Since 1995, Basentsi Azoyan served for the Armenian armed forces. He was decorated with the orders for Military Service: Marshal

Marshal of the Soviet Union

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 Ivan Baghramian, Andranik Ozanyan, Garegin Nzhdeh, the order for Strengthening Partnership and the order for Irreproachable Service as well as with the USSR medals and orders.

He died at the age of 59 on June 12, 2006 and was buried at the Yerablur

Yerablur

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pantheon. Major-General Azoyan was married with two children.