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Headlines for May 28, 2009MET WITH NEW AMBASSADOR
On May 27, Armenian National Congress coordinator Levon Zurabyan met with newly appointed Ambassador of Norway to Armenia Knut Houg. During the meeting, the sides discussed issues relating to restoration ...AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORT
The Amnesty International law defense organization released its annual report in which it touches upon the current situation facing human rights in Armenia. The advocates have recapped the events of the ...ONE-DAY CAMPAIGN
Republican Party in central Yerevan Today everybody is talking about the flaws in Yerevan, but nobody wants to come to grips with their own flaws," top contender of the Republican Party's proportional ...NOT ASSESSING GRAVITY OF THE MOMENT CORRECTLY
The criminal cases in relation to the events of March 1 are failing in courts," told "A1+" President of the Helsinki Association, advocate Michael Danielyan, who has followed-up on nearly 70 trials. ...HAYRIKYAN€™S POSITION
Leader of the "National Self-Determination Union" Paruyr Hayrikyan and some of his supporters paid a visit and laid flowers in front of the tomb of first Prime Minister of the First Republic Aram Manukyan. ...SCREAMING PROHIBITED AT SARDARAPAT
The entrance of the Sardarapat memorial was surrounded by policemen today. The policemen dressed for the celebration with mild faces prohibited ANC supporters from screaming "Levon, president", "Freedom" ...FINALLY SPOKE ABOUT AMNESTY
Serzh Sargsyan finally spoke about amnesty today. "The last time amnesty was declared in 2006. If the idea of declaring new amnesty has matured throughout the past three years, I am truly ready to use ...AMNESTY IS A PIOUS ACT
Leader of the "Hanrapetutyun" party Aram Sargsyan presumes that Serzh Sargsyan is unaware of his powers as president based on his statement today at Sardarapat. "If it turns out that the society has the ...EVEN IF THE CANDIDATE ISN'T TSARUKYAN
The "Prosperous Armenia" party held its last pre-electoral rally at the 16th quarter district of the Ajapnyak district. The organizers faced some technical difficulties due to heavy traffic on the streets. ...REPUBLICAN PARTY ENDED ITS CAMPAIGN
Yerevan mayor candidate Gagik Beglaryan and his team held a short meeting with residents of Sebastia during a concert held today at the Malatia-Sebastia district. Composer Martin Vardazaryan called on ...ROUND-THE-WORLD NAVIGATION
On May 28, the "Armenia" ship will set out from the Spanish city of Valencia for a round-the-world trip through the paths of the Diaspora. During the one-year voyage, the "Armenia" ship will travel to ...A NEW PAGE AT SOME POINT
Serzh Sargsyan issued a congratulatory message on the occasion of Republic Day. In the message, Sargsyan mentioned that triumphs of May 1918 were revealing stories of our people's adamant will, ...SERZH SARGSYAN€™S WISH
"Political parties had equal opportunities to freely express themselves to the public about their development programs and outlooks for Yerevan," says Serzh Sargsyan, adding that he weighs in on the process ...MARCH TOWARDS ETCHMIADZIN
Dozens of the disabled moved from the Opera building towards Etchmiadzin today with the slogan "Everybody is part of ". This time the marathon organized by the "Pyunik" union is dedicated to Republic ...€MESSI IS THE WORLD€™S BEST PLAYER€
"Manchester United" didn't manage to win the Championship League for two years in a row. This year the Spanish champion "Barcelona" won the title of best team of Europe after winning the British team ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1877 Russian forces enter Alashkert.
- 1878 Death of Ghookas Paltazarian, the editor of "Arshalooyss Araratian" periodical in Smyrna. He had published his newspaper for 38 years.
- 1905 Death of the armenologist Karapet Ezyan in St. Petersburg (Russia). He was born in 1835.
- 1918 Proclamation of Armenia's (First Republic) Independence after the defeat of the advancing Turkish Army by Armenian forces.
- 1928 Establishment of the Armenian "Pan-National" educational and publishing organization in Cairo, Egypt. It is associated with the Armenian Revolutionary Federation party.
- 1963 Agarak's copper-molybdenum plant starts production.
- 1967 Death of Sos-Van, writer and famous publicist. He was born in 1895.
- 2000 The remains of Drastamat Kanayan (Dro) are moved from Boston to Armenia and placed on the grounds of the Monument at Aparan. The Monument commemorates the victory of the Armenian forces, led by Dro, over the aggressing Turkish forces in May, 1918.
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