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Mihran Damadian (; 1863 – 1945) was an freedom fighter, political activist, writer and teacher.
He was educated at the Moorat-Raphael College in Venice, Italy. He then became a teacher in the Sassoun district. With Medzn Mourad, he led the Sassoun Resistance in 1894. He was captured and taken to prison where his captors broke his leg to prevent any possibility of escape.Blackwell, Alice Stone. Armenian Poems, Rendered into English Verse. Boston, MA: Atlantic Printing Company, 1917 He was sent in chains to Constantinople, and stayed for some time there in prison.
Mihran Damadian was a notable Hunchak (and subsequently a Reformed Hunchak which became known as Ramgavar) activist.Revolutionary Figures by Mark D. Gavoor He was also the chief negotiator with the France authorities. As negotiator, he proposed that France take the mandate of independent Cilicia in 1920.Armenian Library & Museum of America to Honor the Forgotten Heroes of the Armenian Legion - The Armenian Reporter On 5 August 1920, Damadian declared the independence of Cilicia as an Armenian autonomous republic under French protectorate.Hovannisian, Richard, and Simon Payaslian. Armenian Cilicia. Costa Mesa: Mazda Publishers, Inc., 2008. 483. Print.
He ran the gauntlet of Turkey guerrillas on the mountain road to Adana.Double Vision: Reflections on My Heritage, Life, and Profession - by Ben Haig Bagdikian, p.83
His great-grandson is stage and opera director and actor Gerald Papasian.
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