Vazgen Sarkisian

Age: 40

Summary: prime minister of Armenia who was appointed to the impoverished former Soviet state's second-highest government post in June 1999 and was formerly an athletic instructor as well as a Soviet propaganda official.

Cause of Death: Shot to death during a coup attempt

Born: March 5, 1959

Died: October 27, 1999

Location: Yerevan, Armenia