The ARF Oath and its Revolutionary Tactics, Methods and Operations
«Կ՛երդնում պատուոյս եւ Հայրենիքիս վրայ՝ միշտ հաւատարիմ մնալ Հայ Յեղափոխական Դաշնակցութեան Ծրագրին, Կանոնագրին ու որոշումներուն եւ բոլոր ուժերովս – իսկ եթէ հարկ ըլլայ՝ նաեւ կեանքիս գնով – ծառայել Հայաստանի եւ Հայութեան ազատագրութեան դատին:» Translated into English it states, I swear on my honor and my homeland to forever remain faithful to the program, Bylaws and decisions of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF), and with all my might, and if necessary with my life, serve the cause to liberate Armenia and the Armenian people.
These words make up a powerful, bold, unwavering and relentless lifelong commitment and dedication to serve the liberation movement of the Armenian people and Armenia (the cause) via the ARF; more specifically, adopting the ARF’s revolutionary tactics, methods and operations (Bylaws, decisions and unwritten rules) to realize the ARF program (goals). In other words, it’s about continuously working through the organization for a lifetime to bring about a dramatic change, or series of changes, liberating or leading to the liberation of Armenia and the Armenian people.
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My Armenian ancestors who were from Diknanerdz Diarbaker Turkey my Armenian cousins were My grandfather Housep Joseph Tavittab bprn in Diarbakar Turkey in 1895 died in Cliffside Park NJ MY grandmonther Victoria Kaydanjian Baboudjian Tavitian born in 1900 in Diarbakir Turkey -in 1900 and she died in Cliffside park NJ ion 1982 She escaped by walking from Turkey to a Damascus Syrian Orphanage in 1922 her sister Muraku Saadjian her mother Ozuna Otrajian 1881-1938 and my grandmothers 3 year old daughter Eugenie Baboudjian My grandmother spent 7 years in Havana Cuba where alot of Armenians worked as tailors and dress makers My grandfather immigrated to the United States of America in 1913 served his country in World War one they got an arranged marraige and my mom Tuma Arpena Tavitian Sbarbaro Halljian was born in Jersey City New Jersey on february 13 1933 at Margaret Hague Hospital My grandparents had a tailor shop in Jersey City