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Charismatic Cleric Turns Protest Firebrand In Armenia

Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan has galvanised protests against land transfers (Credit: AFP)

Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan has catapulted to the forefront of Armenian politics, galvanising mass popular protests against the government's plan to cede land to arch-foe Azerbaijan.

Last week, the bearded 52-year-old led protesters towards the capital, Yerevan, from his diocese of Tavush, the home of four frontier villages, which the government has agreed to return to Baku.

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