AGBU’s US Central Committee at the 14th annual congress in Philadelphia decided to launch a big fund-raising campaign to finance the resettlement of Armenian refugees in Armenia.
AGBU History Timeline
According to Boghos Nubar’s request AGBU’s inalienable founds and special capitals were converted into trusts to safeguard their preservation and administration.
The AGBU opened Marie Nubar Dormitory for Armenian students in Paris.
After Boghos Nubar’s death prominent oil magnate, philanthropist and Armenian influential figure Calouste Gulbenkian became the president of AGBU.
AGBU’s US Central Committee raised 333,000 dollars at the AGBU’s 25th anniversary and Boghos Nubar contributed another 100,000 dollars for the foundation of Nubarashen settlement near Yerevan, a model town in the homeland for repatriates.
AGBU established the Armenian Youth Association (AYA) to promote athletic, cultural and social activities amongst the Armenian orphans and other survivors of the Armenian Genocide in the Middle East.
GBU President Calouste Gulbenkian resigned from his position due to conceptual disagreements with Soviet Armenia’s leadership about the future of Armenian refugees whether AGBU should help to repatriate them to Armenia or to organize their national and social life in the host lands.
AGBU already operated or sponsored around 150 schools in Greece, Bulgaria, France and across the Middle East.
After the withdrawal of the French troops from Cilicia and the restoration of Turkish control AGBU was instrumental in relocation of 30,000 Armenian refugees.
As a result of Nazi occupation of France during WWII, the AGBU headquarters was moved from Paris to New York, United States.