On August 12, 2011, Tankian traveled to Armenia, where he was received at Government House by then- Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan , who awarded him with a Commemorative Medal ( Armenian : ՀՀ Վարչապետի հուշամեդալ ) for his “contribution to the recognition of the Armenian Genocide and the advancement of music”. Tankian promised to return and put on a concert to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide , which he did on April 24, 2015, playing for free for over two hours in Yerevan ‘s Republic Square .
Awarded Commemorative Medal in Armenia
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