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The Feat Of The First Republic
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country26339.html
Published: 13:01:26 - 28/05/2012
On May 28, 1918, after centuries without an independent state, the
Armenian people established the First Republic of Armenia. The
establishment of the republic was preceded by the battles in
Sardarapat, Bash-Aparan, Ghalakilisa where the Armenian nation won and
saved itself from extermination.
The National Council of the Democratic Republic of Armenia based in
Tbilisi announced about the establishment of the republic in Tbilisi
and before moving to Yerevan the National Council headed by Aram
Manukyan operated in Tbilisi.
The first government of Armenia was formed on July 24, 1918 headed by Hovhannes
Kajaznuni. Aram Manukyan became the minister of internal affairs,
Alexander Khatisyan was the minister of foreign affairs. On June 21-23
the first parliamentary elections were held in Armenia in which the
ARF Dashnaktsutyun won. They received 72 of 80 parliamentary seats and
ruled for 2.5 years changing 4 governments headed by Kajaznuni,
Alexander Khatisyan, Hamazasp Ohanjanyan and Simon Vrastyan.
During 2.5 years of independence, the Armenian people had to fight
famine and epidemics; it was at war with neighboring Georgians, Turks,
Azeris, as well as Bolsheviks and the Russian Red Army. Finally on
November 29, 1920 the Red Army took the place called Ijevan from
Azerbaijan, and on December 2 Armenia became a Soviet republic. In the
morning of December 3, the Armenian government resigned and signed the
outrageous Armenian-Turkish agreement in Alexandrapol which put an end
to the Armenian-Turkish war but Armenia lost vast territories.
The Russian and Turkish governments destroyed the republic of Armenia
dividing its territories and sealing these territories by the Kars and
Moscow agreements.
Despite a short duration of 2.5 years, the First Republic of Armenia
was one of the greatest victories of the Armenian people, the
expression of the common will and goals.
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country26339.html
Published: 13:01:26 - 28/05/2012
On May 28, 1918, after centuries without an independent state, the
Armenian people established the First Republic of Armenia. The
establishment of the republic was preceded by the battles in
Sardarapat, Bash-Aparan, Ghalakilisa where the Armenian nation won and
saved itself from extermination.
The National Council of the Democratic Republic of Armenia based in
Tbilisi announced about the establishment of the republic in Tbilisi
and before moving to Yerevan the National Council headed by Aram
Manukyan operated in Tbilisi.
The first government of Armenia was formed on July 24, 1918 headed by Hovhannes
Kajaznuni. Aram Manukyan became the minister of internal affairs,
Alexander Khatisyan was the minister of foreign affairs. On June 21-23
the first parliamentary elections were held in Armenia in which the
ARF Dashnaktsutyun won. They received 72 of 80 parliamentary seats and
ruled for 2.5 years changing 4 governments headed by Kajaznuni,
Alexander Khatisyan, Hamazasp Ohanjanyan and Simon Vrastyan.
During 2.5 years of independence, the Armenian people had to fight
famine and epidemics; it was at war with neighboring Georgians, Turks,
Azeris, as well as Bolsheviks and the Russian Red Army. Finally on
November 29, 1920 the Red Army took the place called Ijevan from
Azerbaijan, and on December 2 Armenia became a Soviet republic. In the
morning of December 3, the Armenian government resigned and signed the
outrageous Armenian-Turkish agreement in Alexandrapol which put an end
to the Armenian-Turkish war but Armenia lost vast territories.
The Russian and Turkish governments destroyed the republic of Armenia
dividing its territories and sealing these territories by the Kars and
Moscow agreements.
Despite a short duration of 2.5 years, the First Republic of Armenia
was one of the greatest victories of the Armenian people, the
expression of the common will and goals.