4 5 . ▁Police ▁later ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁found ▁documents ▁in ▁Te h ran , ▁indicating ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁prepar ing ▁an ▁anti - g overn ment ▁consp i racy . ▁O van ess ian ▁fled ▁to ▁Ras ht . ▁He ▁became ▁Director - General ▁of ▁the ▁A zer ba ij an ▁People ' s ▁Government . ▁When ▁the ▁A zer ba ij an ▁People ' s ▁Government ▁fell , ▁he ▁went ▁into ▁ex ile ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁he ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁in ▁absent ia ▁by ▁an ▁Iran ian ▁court . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 0 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ras ht ▁Category : I ran ian ▁Armen ian ▁people ▁Category : Pr ison ers ▁and ▁d eta ine es ▁of ▁Iran ▁Category : I ran ian ▁trade ▁union ists ▁Category : Comm un ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Pers ia ▁polit icians ▁Category : Cent ral ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁T ude h ▁Party ▁of ▁Iran ▁members ▁Category : I ran ian ▁revolution aries ▁Category : Ar men ian ▁revolution aries ▁Category : I ran ian ▁commun ists ▁Category : I ran ian ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁Category : Pe ople ▁granted ▁political ▁as yl um ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁Category : Pe ople ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁in ▁absent ia ▁Category : Ar men ian ▁Representatives ▁in ▁National ▁Cons ult ative