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Published on May 09, 2009
ARMENIA AND NKR CELEBRATE VICTORY DAY AND SHUSHI LIBERATION DAY
- On May 9, Armenia is celebrating Victory Day and Shushi Liberation Day. Tomorrow, RA Defense Ministry officials will lay flower wreaths on memorial to the Unknown Soldier in Victory Park of Yerevan. The ceremony will be followed by a parade and festive concert organized by RA Defense Ministry. RA and NKR Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Bako Sahakyan will visit the Stepanakert memorial to victims of Shushi Battle. Thereafter, they will set out for Shushi. On their way, the President will stop near the tank memorial. People in Shushi will lay flower wreaths on memorial to Vazgen Sargsyan. After the ceremony, Surb Khazanchetsots church will serve liturgy. Upon Presidents’ arrival in Stepanakert, a number of servicemen will receive apartment keys. The celebrations will end in a concert and firework display.
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ARMENIA AND NKR CELEBRATE VICTORY DAY AND SHUSHI LIBERATION DAY
On May 9, Armenia is celebrating Victory Day and Shushi Liberation Day. Tomorrow, RA Defense Ministry officials will lay flower wreaths on memorial to the Unknown Soldier in Victory Park of Yerevan. ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1847 Summit Meeting of the representatives of the Transcaucasian Armenian community.
- 1847 With the participation of the gentry and commoners, the National, Ecclesiastic, and Supreme Council is created in Constantinople. It is the first step towards the creation of the "Constitution".
- 1859 A Committee, consisting of 5 clergymen and 14 laymen, is struck in Constantinople to write the "Constitution". The Chariman was Rusinian.
- 1945 End of World War Two (known as the "Great Patriotic War" in the USSR).
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