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Published on August 01, 2008
NEW MOTTO OF THE ALL ARMENIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT
At his today’s speech made in the Matenadaran square Levon Ter-Petrossian declared that from then on the motto of the All Armenian Movement was Serzh Sargssian’s resignation and the holding of special Presidential Elections. The demand is based on the following accusations brought against Serzh Sargssian:
1)Privatization of power by holding falsified elections,
2) Having a share in the 1 March crime,
3) Hindering of the crime revelation,
4)Criminalization of the authorities.
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Headlines for August 01, 2008“ARARAT” HAS TO LEAVE THE UEFA CUP
In the UEFA Cup first qualifying round “Ararat” lost to “Belinzona” (1:3) in Lugano, Switzerland.
On July 17 in the first match that took place in Abovyan, Armenia “Belinzona” was able to win a 1:0 ...EVEN WORSE INDEX
Life in the Regional Center Ijevan, Tavush Region is rather active. There are many shops and food stores in the city. Besides the city is under construction, but the economic activity is not reflected ...CROSSROADS IS OPEN
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Today after drivers and citizens’ 1.5 years’ “sufferings” the crossroads near the “Ayrarat” Cinema was finally put into operation.
The construction activities of the underground passage ...PUBLIC TRANSPORT BANNED
Once again public transport is banned to take people from the regions to the capital. In the morning the bus-stops of Abovyan were crowded, but there was no transport to serve the people. Even taxis ...JHANGIRIAN’S CLAIM REJECTED
Today the RA Administrative Court rejected former Deputy Prosecutor General Gagik Jhangirian’s claim against RA ex-President Robert Kocharian’s two decrees. One of the decrees revealed Jhangirian of ...PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE
The people in Armenia will “feel” the solar eclipse only partially. The moon’s disk will gradually cover the solar disk (up to 23%).
The shadow will start to retreat at 3:45 p.m. and will finally disappear ...AUTHORITIES ARE FRIGHTENED
The All Armenian Movement Center issued the following statement: The All Armenian Movement Center has received numerous alarm calls from different regions of the country claiming that public transport ...DRIVER OF “HAYKAKAN JAMANAK” KIDNAPPED
Today correspondent to the “Haykakan Jamanak” daily Anna Zakharian visited Aragatsotni Region to find out why the minibuses to the capital did not work. In the City Hall of Ashtarak she was explained ...CAPITAL IS FULL OF POLICEMEN
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At the moment the Police Special Forces are driving on Echmiadzin-Yerevan Highway into the capital. They bring special machinery, including watering trucks and barbed wire cars to Yerevan. ...GALUST SAHAKIAN IS GRATEFUL TO TER-PETROSSIAN
Deputy Chairman of the Republican Party Galust Sahakian considers himself a happy man for which he must be thankful to Levon Ter-Petrossian. According to him the reason for his happiness is Ter-Petrossian’s ...RALLY STARTS
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After the All Armenian Movement representative Levon Zourabian “negotiated” with Deputy Chief of Police Alexander Afian, the rally participants were allowed to go up to the Matenadaran ...TRYING TO HINDER THE RALLY
Shouting “Levon President” participants of the rally met Levon Ter-Petrossian and other leaders of the opposition.
On the way up to the Matenadaran stage protesters welcomed the leaders and blessed ...ALL IS SAID
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During the All Armenian Movement rally his speech delivered Chairman of the “Hanrapetutyun” (Republic) Party Aram Z. Sargssian. “Let all the opposition leaders forgive me, but I have ...TER-PETROSSIAN ANALYZING
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The rally is still in progress in the Matenadaran square. As the weather cools down, the number of rally participants grows. At the moment Levon Ter-Petrossian is delivering his speech. ...NATIONAL CONGRESS “WAS BORN”
Minutes ago the member parties of the All Armenian Movement signed the Declaration of the Armenian National Congress and announced about their joining it. Sixteen parties joined the Congress. Deputy ...NEW MOTTO OF THE ALL ARMENIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT
At his today’s speech made in the Matenadaran square Levon Ter-Petrossian declared that from then on the motto of the All Armenian Movement was Serzh Sargssian’s resignation and the holding of special ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1680 Death of Catholicos Hakob the Fourth (Jughayetsee). He accompanied Israel Oree to Europe, seeking assistance from the Christian states for Armenian emancipation.
- 1766 Catholicos Simeon Yerevantsi sends a message to Tsarina Ekaterina (Catherine) the Second, asking for help on behalf of Armenia.
- 1812 The "Deetak Byoozantion" periodical was published until September 1816 in Constantinople.
- 1817 Birth of Hovhannes Aivazovsky (seascape artist) in Feodosia (the Ukraine). He died in 1900.
- 1862 Armenians meet in Constantinople and ask the Sultan to ratify the National Constitution.
- 1894 Defense of Sassoon (Western Armenia) against Turkish attacks.
- 1896 500 Kurds are brought to Constantinople by the Turkish Government to help carry out the Genocide of the Armenians there.
- 1903 Birth of Goorgen Mahari (writer). He died in 1969.
- 1905 Tsar Nicholas the Second abrogates his 1903 06 12 law closing Armenian Parish Schools. They are reopened.
- 1914 With the start of the First World War on this day, all previous agreements concerning Armenia were ignored. The Armenians were in imminent danger: in fact, the Armenian Genocide started eight months later.
- 1918 Opening of the First Parliament of the Armenian Republic under the presidency of Father Abraham (Aveteek Sahakian).
- 1919 The Armenian Parliament opens in Yerevan.
- 1919 The Azerbaijani Government and the Artsakh National Council sign a Provisional Treaty.
- 1934 Opening of the First Congress of Armenia's Soviet Writers.
- 1954 The All-Union Agricultural Exhibition reopens in Moscow.
- 1997 On the appointment of Artsakh President Kocharian to the post of Prime Minister of Armenia, by President Ter-Petrossian of Armenia, the minister of Foreign Affairs for Artsakh, Arkady Ghoukasian is elected President of Artsakh for a five-year term.
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