Diana Apcar

Overview

Diana Agabeg Apcar (née Gayane Aghabekyan) born Rangoon, Burma October 12, 1859 (d. 1937). One of the earliest women diplomats; anti-imperialist writer on Armenian genocide. Appointed Armenian envoy to Japan, 1920; secured Japan’s recognition.

Quotations

“The curse of the world is imperialism. . . Does not imperialism mean taking what is not one’s own? . . . Does not Imperialism create Strife. Bitterness, Heart-burning , Race-hatred? . . . Imperialism destroys peace. Is it therefore any matter of surprise that Imperialism should always end in decay and dissolution?” (“The Peace Problem”, 1912, pp. 23-24; photo armenianweely.com)