Gantch

Gantch
Type	Weekly
Editor	Barouyr Yeretsian
Founded	February 20, 1971
Political alignment	Communist
Language	Armenian
Ceased publication	November 2006
Headquarters	Beirut
Sister newspapers	An-Nidaa
OCLC number	61385969

Gantch (Armenian: Կանչ, "Call") was an Armenian language weekly newspaper published in Beirut, Lebanon in 1971–1983 and then again 1996–2006.^[1] It was an organ of the Lebanese Communist Party, and functioned as the Armenian-language edition of the main party organ an-Nidaa.^[2]^[3]^[4] Barouyr Yeretsian served as the editor of Gantch.^[1]

The newspaper was launched on February 20, 1971.^[1] Gantch covered political, social and cultural issues. It also had a sports section.^[5]

It provided extensive coverage of the Soviet Union and the Armenian SSR^[5] and propagated fraternity of Arab and Armenian peoples, anti-imperialism and anti-Zionism.^[5] The newspaper cooperated with TASS and Armenpress.^[5]

Publication of the newspaper was interrupted in 1983. In its stead, the Communist Party began publishing Azkayin Mshagouyt («Ազգային Մշակույթ», "National Culture"). Gantch was relaunched in 1996,^[1] and was closed down in November 2006, two months after the death of Yeretsian.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Messerlian, Zaven. Armenian Participation in the Lebanese Legislative Elections 1934–2009. Beirut: Haigazian University Press, 2014. pp. 28, 225, 447, 513
^ The Middle East and North Africa. Europa Publications. 1978. p. 516. ISBN 978-0-905118-23-9.
^ النداء. صفحات من صحافة الحزب الشيوعي اللبناني
^ Yearbook on International Communist Affairs. Yearbook on International Communist Affairs series. Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford University. 1987. p. 453. ISBN 978-0-8179-8651-3.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d G. Keshishian (1979). "«Կանչ»". Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia Volume 5 (in Armenian). Yerevan. p. 241.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[m-1] Messerlian, Zaven. Armenian Participation in the Lebanese Legislative Elections 1934–2009. Beirut: Haigazian University Press, 2014. pp. 28, 225, 447, 513

[2] The Middle East and North Africa. Europa Publications. 1978. p. 516. ISBN 978-0-905118-23-9.

[3] النداء. صفحات من صحافة الحزب الشيوعي اللبناني

[4] Yearbook on International Communist Affairs. Yearbook on International Communist Affairs series. Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford University. 1987. p. 453. ISBN 978-0-8179-8651-3.

[Keshishian-5] G. Keshishian (1979). "«Կանչ»". Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia Volume 5 (in Armenian). Yerevan. p. 241.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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