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Published on April 13, 2012
U.S. URGES FOR UKRAINE'S EX-MINISTER RELEASE
- The United States on Friday, April 13 called on Ukraine to release former defence minister Valeriy Ivashchenko, saying it was deeply disappointed by his five-year prison sentence on abuse of office charges, AFP reported.
"We are deeply disappointed in this latest example of selective justice in Ukraine and call for his release, particularly given the state of his health after 18 months in pre-trial detention," the U.S. embassy in Kiev said in a statement.
Ivashchenko became the third minister in the pro-Western government of the jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko to have been put in prison in the two years since her presidential rival Viktor Yanukovych took office.
Ex-interior minister Yuriy Lutsenko was in February sentenced to four years in jail while former environment and natural resources minister Georgiy Filipchuk was in April sentenced to three years.
The Kiev district court on April 12 sentenced Ivashchenko for overseeing a November 2009 land privatisation deal that allegedly cost the state budget nearly $10 million dollars.
Former Orange Revolution leader Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in jail in October over a 2009 natural gas agreement she agreed with Russia in a verdict that has for the moment wrecked Kiev's ambitions of joining the EU.
Headlines for April 13, 2012
FIANCÉ OF GYUMRI MAYOR'S DAUGHTER KILLED - PAPER
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Karen Yesayan, 27, fiancé of Gyumri (Armenian northern city) mayor Vardan Ghukasyan's daughter, was killed on April 12 night.
According to Haykakan Zhamanak paper, the couple was going to have ...OPPOSITION CANDIDATE CHALLENGES ANOTHER TYCOON FOR A TV DEBATE
Representative of the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) Nikol Pashinyan responded to the statement on debate voiced by tycoon Ruben Hayrapetyan on April 12.
"Since Ruben Hayrapetyan declared ...FORMER PRESIDENTIAL OFFICIAL EXPECTED TO GARNER VOTES FOR RPA, PAPER SAYS
Hraparak paper says that former chief of Armenian presidential administration Karen Karapetyan has been quite passive recently in the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and rarely visits its headquarters.
...PAPER: RAPE VICTIM IN ARMENIAN VILLAGE TO UNDERGO EXAMINATION
Azat Ghukasyan, mayor of Hartashen village and physical training teacher in Armenia's Syunik province was recently detained on charges of rape of his 14-year-old pupil.
According to Zhamanak paper, the ...RPA CANDIDATE SAMVEL ALEXANYAN'S SPOUSE PRESSES HIS EMPLOYEES - PAPER
Zhoghovurd paper quotes its reliable sources as saying that wife of Samvel Alexanyan nominated for the forthcoming parliamentary vote, goes tough on Alexanyan's employees.
She keeps insulting the staff ...PROSPEROUS ARMENIA AGREES TO BE RPA'S "JUNIOR BROTHER" - PAPER
Despite its efforts to demonstrate a tough competition against the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), the Prosperous Armenia party in fact agreed to a "junior brother's" role, Hraparak paper ...LAVROV: RUSSIA, U.S. CAN'T AGREE ON MISSILE DEFENSE YET
Russia and the United States cannot yet agree on missile defense, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday, April 13.
On Thursday, Lavrov met with his American counterpart Hillary Clinton ...N. KOREA MUCH-ANTICIPATED ROCKET LAUNCH FAILS
North Korea's much-anticipated rocket launch ended quickly in an embarrassing failure Friday, April 13, splintering into pieces over the Yellow Sea soon after takeoff.
According to The Associated ...PAPER SAYS TYCOON ALEXANYAN URGES HIS EMPLOYEES TO ATTEND ELECTION RALLY
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan visited Yerevan's Malatia-Sebastia district on April 12 to support the election campaign of his Republican Party of Armenia (RPA).
Addressing the local residents, he ...PAPER: INVESTIGATOR ON MAYOR FIANCÉ HOMICIDE CASE KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENT IN GYUMRI
Vahram Beybutyan, senior investigator of Armenia's Shirak province investigation department was killed in a car accident on April 12 night.
Beybutyan was involved in the investigation group examining ...PAPER: ELDERLY RALLY PARTICIPANT FAILS TO RECOGNIZE ANC LEADER
An elderly participant of a rally organized by the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) in the town of Abovyan asked his fellow activist to show him the ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrossian.
As Aravot ...MEMORIAL WALKWAY FOR ARMENIAN GENOCIDE CREATED IN ARIZONA
Noubar Armen Manoogian, 17, of Scottsdale, Arizona, has become the first Boy Scout of Armenian descent to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout in the state of Arizona.
According to a press release provided ...ARMENIAN POLICE CHIEF DENIES POLITICAL MOTIVES BEHIND GYUMRI HOMICIDE
Murder of Gyumri mayor Vardan Ghukasyan's daughter's fiancé has nothing to do with politics, Armenian police chief Vladimir Gasparyan said.
At a round table organized ahead of the parliamentary ...SARKOZY DOESN'T BELIEVE SYRIA'S ASSAD IS SINCERE
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday, April 13 that he doesn't believe Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's declaration of a ceasefire was sincere and that international observers should ...JUDGE, PROSECUTOR IN DINK MURDER CASE FACE DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
Judicial authorities have recommended that disciplinary proceedings be launched against the judge and the prosecutor in the Hrant Dink murder trial for statements they made following the case's controversial ...GEORGIAN PARLIAMENT LIBRARY HOSTS ARMENIAN ANCIENT BOOK EXHIBITION
Exhibition of ancient Armenian books was opened in the national library of Georgia's parliament dedicated to the 500th anniversary of Armenian book-printing.
The event was organized by Tbilisi's Hayatun ...ISRAELI BACKED TERRORIST GROUP INFECTED COMPUTERS AT IRAN'S NUKE FACILITY, U.S. SAYS
The Stuxnet virus that put back Iran's nuclear program by some years was planted by an Israeli backed terrorist group. A member of the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq (MEK) used a corrupt memory stick, U.S. intelligence ...U.S. TO FOSTER BRAZIL'S AIRPORT MODERNIZATION BEFORE WORLD CUP
The U.S. is partnering with Brazilian officials to help expand their country's airport, airspace and security infrastructure, while opening up new trade opportunities for U.S. companies.
U.S. Secretary ...OIL PRICES NEAR $103 AFTER ECONOMIC GROWTH SLOWED IN CHINA
Oil prices fell to near $103 a barrel Friday, April 13 in Asia after economic growth slowed in China, the world's second-largest crude consumer, AP reports.
Benchmark oil for May delivery was down ...APPLE REBUFFS CHARGES OVER E-BOOK PRICING
An Apple spokeswoman has officially responded to the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice over the Apple-backed agency model of e-book pricing.
In a statement to All Things D, Apple spokesman ...IRANIAN DELEGATION ARRIVES IN TURKEY FOR TALKS
An Iranian delegation has arrived in the Turkish city of Istanbul to hold a new round of talks with representatives of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1), Press ...U.S. ARCHAEOLOGISTS TO RESEARCH ANCIENT SITE IN YEREVAN
The Cambridge-Yerevan Sister City Association (CYSCA) is launching a fundraising effort to help support the ongoing research into 4th-2ndmillennium B.C. history and culture at the Shengavit archaeological ...ARMENIA TO HOST CSTO MANEUVERS
On Armenian President's decree a working group for preparation of conduction of Collective Rapid Reaction Force maneuvers was established on April 11, Secretary of the National Security Council Arthur ...SURVEY REVEALS SECT MEMBERS' POLITICAL PREFERENCES
On April 13, Exit Poll sociological research center presented to the journalists the findings of its "How are voters guided in their choice" survey.
Representative of the center Levon Andreasyan said ...RPA LACKS MONEY TO SUPPORT ITS CANDIDATE
On April 12, journalists asked head of the parliamentary group of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Galust Sahakyan whether RPA is going to transfer money to the bank account of tycoon Samvel ...PAPER SAYS FORMER POLICE CHIEF'S SON SUSPECTED IN HOMICIDE CASE IN GYUMRI
27-year-old Karen Yesayan was shot near Mother Armenia memorial complex in Armenia's northern city of Gyumri on April 12 night.
Yesayan was the fiancé of Anna, the daughter of Armenian northern ...RENOWNED OPERA SINGER LILI CHOOKASIAN DIES AT 90
Lili Chookasian, an American singer who in the 1960s and afterward was among the most prominent contraltos in the world, died on Tuesday, April 10, at her home in Branford, Conn. She was 90.
Her family ...TURKISH FIREPROOF SANDWICH PANELS USED IN ARMENIAN INDUSTRY
Kingspan Company specialized in production of fireproof sandwich panels in Turkey plans to set up about 100 thousand square meters of the product in the Armenian market.
According to the director of ...JAPAN HOPES TO EARN $2 BN AS TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS HOST
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic bid chief says his Games would earn at least $2 billion in direct revenue for the host city, in an interview with RIA Novosti, the news agency reported.
The Japanese city is bidding ...ARMENIAN GUNMAN TRAINS FOR LONDON OLYMPICS
Gunman Norayr Bakhtamyan is currently training for London Olympics at Yerevan shooting school. He will participate in ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup Stages in Milan and Munich in May.
They will be ...CHECHEN WARLORD TO BE CHARGED IN ABSENTIA ON PUTIN MURDER PLOT
Chechen warlord Doku Umarov, Russia's most wanted militant, will be charged in absentia with masterminding an assassination plot against president-elect and current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, ...SOCIOLOGIST SAYS 17.9 % OF VOTERS EXPECT MATERIAL BENEFITS FROM CANDIDATES
A survey conducted by Exit Poll, a sociological research center shows that 17.9 per cent of respondents vote for a party or candidate because they expect to get some kind of material support.
"These ...BELARUSIAN LAWYER NOMINATED FOR HRANT DINK AWARD
Amnesty International Germany stated the intention to nominate Belarusian lawyer Pavel Sapelka for the International Hrant Dink Award, presented to people who work for a world free of discrimination, ...ARMENIAN THEATER HEAD TO STAGE KING LEAR IN BISHKEK
Artistic head of Yerevan State Theater of the Young Spectator Hakob Ghazanchyan is going to stage W. Shakespeare's King Lear in Kyrgyzstan's capital city of Bishkek in August.
The performance will come ...ARTSAKH PRESIDENT DEEMS ARMENIAN CAUSE EVENT IN STEPANAKERT IMPORTANT
On April 13, President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan received member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) Bureau Levon Mkrtchyan and Armenian Cause Office director Kiro Manoyan.
...TURKISH SCHOLAR PRESENTS HIS LATEST BOOK ON GENOCIDE IN NY
Prof. Taner Akcam lectured to a packed Persson Hall Auditorium at Colgate University, NY, on April 5, launching his new book The Young Turks' Crime Against Humanity: The Armenian Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing ...SONY UNVEILS ANDROID WRISTWATCH
In another case of technology catching up with fantasy, Sony has released an internet-linked wristwatch powered by Android, Fudzilla reports.
SmartWatch gets online by connecting wirelessly to a wearer's ...RPA VICE-CHAIR WARNS PARTY MEMBERS AGAINST TV DEBATES
Deputy Chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) advises his party members not to participate in TV debates.
Commenting on ANC representative Nikol Pashinyan's challenge to Ruben Hayrapetyan ...ARMENIAN YOUTH UNAWARE PENSION REFORMS IMPORTANCE- EXPERT
Pension reforms in Armenia are called to ensure prosperous future for the country's young generation in the retirement age, Chief of Party for the USAID Pension and Labor Market project (PALM) said.
...RUMOR: MICROSOFT MULLS SELLING BING TO FACEBOOK
Earlier this month, rumors hit the Internet that Facebook was trying to develop better search features for its users, including creating a dedicated search programming team headed up by a former Google ...ORANGE ARMENIA SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH ARCHITECTURE UNIVERSITY
Orange Armenia signed a five-year partnership agreement with the State Architecture University of Armenia.
As part of the partnership agreement, students of the University will be provided a chance to ...CYPRIOT FM CALLS ON ARAM I TO CONDEMN TURKEY'S ILLEGAL ACTIONS
On April 11, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia His Holiness Aram I received a letter from the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Cyprus, Dr. Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, informing him that "the illegal ...JAPAN'S BANK TO DEPLOY PALM-SCANNING ATMS
A regional bank in central Japan will become the country's first financial institution to adopt automated teller machines that will identify users by their palms, AFP reported.
Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank ...BOB MARLEY DOCUMENTARY TO PREMIERE ON FACEBOOK
"Marley," a documentary about reggae legend Bob Marley, will become the first U.S. release to debut on Facebook the same day it opens in theaters, The Wrap reported.
The biographical documentary, ...USD MARKET AVERAGE RATE TOTALS AMD 392,16 APRIL 13
Deals amounting to AMD 2,95 mln. at an average rate of AMD 392,5 /USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on April 13. The closing price totaled AMD392,5.
The market average rate of USD totaled AMD ...UN SECURITY COUNCIL TO VOTE ON SYRIA OBSERVER TEAM
The United Nations Security Council is to vote on a resolution to send an advance team of 10 to 12 observers to Syria in days to monitor a ceasefire that has been "relatively respected", a spokesman ...4 ACCUSED OF TARGETING DANISH PRINCE TO AVENGE PROPHET CARICATURES
Danish prosecutors accused four alleged terrorists on Friday, April 13 of targeting the country's crown prince as part of a revenge attack on a Danish newspaper that printed caricatures of the Prophet ...RPA VICE-CHAIR: "APRIL 1" MONTH FOLLOWS WOMEN'S MONTH
"April 1 month" followed the women's month (March 8-April 7), deputy chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) said commenting on the pre-election pledges by various parties.
Dwelling ...HARRISON FORD, GARY OLDMAN TO JOIN LIAM HEMSWORTH IN "PARANOIA"
In a hot package fast coming together to start production this summer, Robert Luketic will direct Paranoia, a corporate espionage thriller that is set in the world of dueling telecom giants.
The Hunger ...INDIA LAUNCHES WTO CASE AGAINST U.S. OVER STEEL DUTIES
India has taken the United States to the World Trade Organization over duties on Indian steel products, according to a notice on Friday, April 13 in the latest commercial row between the nations, AFP ...RUSSIAN WARSHIPS TO PATROL SYRIA COAST IN MEDITERRANEAN
Russian warships will be continuously deployed for patrol duty off the Syrian coast in the Mediterranean, a high-ranking source in the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday, April 13, according to RIA ...ARMENIA'S ELECTORAL COMMITTEES TO HOLD FIRST MEETINGS APRIL 14
1982 electoral committees will hold their first meetings in Armenia on April 14.
Earlier, Central Election Commission of Armenia through an automated system distributed the positions of chairmen and ...VOLKSWAGEN SELLS OVER 2 MLN VEHICLES WORLDWIDE IN Q1
German auto giant Volkswagen said on Friday, April 13 it sold more than two million vehicles worldwide in the first quarter of the current year, thanks to strong demand in China, North America and Russia, ...FACEBOOK'S NEW INITIATIVE SYNCS TIMELINE AND EMAIL ADDRESSES
Facebook has introduced a new initiative that automatically syncs the user's Timeline address and Facebook email address, Mashable reports.
The program, which will be rolling out over the next few weeks, ...PROSPEROUS ARMENIA LEADER'S CELL PHONE RESEMBLES A PISTOL?
A Youtube video showing an object resembling a pistol on Prosperous Armenia party leader's belt was in focus of the Armenian public today, April 13.
The video was taken during a meeting between Gagik ...WIKILEAKS FOUNDER'S TV SHOW TO DEBUT NEXT WEEK
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has finished shooting 12 episodes of his TV talk show, which will be called The World Tomorrow and is set to debut next week on Russia's RT news network, formerly ...RUSSIA URGES AGAINST N. KOREA SANCTIONS AFTER ROCKET LAUNCH FAILURE
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov opposed new sanctions against North Korea after the country's much-hyped rocket launch failed on Friday, April 13, RIA Novosti reported.
"We do not believe in ...BEER MAKES MEN SMARTER - STUDY
A study from the University of Illinois in Chicago has found that men that have drunk a few beers were better at solving brainteasers than sober counterparts.
According to SlashGear, the researchers ..."LOOPER" TRAILER WITH JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT, BRUCE WILLIS RELEASED
Time travel flick Looper has revealed its first full trailer, The Hollywood Reporter said.
The Rian Johnson-written and directed film features a heavily prosthetic-laden Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a mob ...627 600 GAS NETWORK SUBSCRIBERS REPORTED IN ARMENIA
As of April 1, 2012, the number of Armenia's gas network subscribers reached 627 600, press service of ArmRosGazprom reported.
In the first quarter of 2012, the actual number of gas consumers increased ...ARMENIA, NATO DEEPEN COOPERATION IN ARMS CONTROL
Today, on April 13, Yerevan hosted a conference on NATO and new tendencies in modern world, organized by Analytical Centre on Globalization and Regional Cooperation (ACGRC).
In his speech director of ...APPLE MAC FLASHBACK TROJAN TERMINATOR RELEASED
Apple has released a tool that removes the infamous Flashback Trojan from infected Macs. The utility, billed as a Java security update, also disables Java applets by default - but only on machines running ...UK ENVOY: NATO MUST PROVE NEED OF ITS OPERATION
UK ambassador to Armenia Katherine Leach presented a report on "NATO, new strategy" at a conference in Yerevan titled "NATO and new tendencies in modern world", organized by Analytical Centre on Globalization ...VINCE VAUGHN, OWEN WILSON REUNITE FOR "THE INTERNSHIP"
Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, who last teamed in the huge hit The Wedding Crashers, now reunite for director Shawn Levy's "The Internship," Deadline reported.The filming begins June 25th.
In the story, ...TIMES OF LONDON BEING SUED OVER EMAIL HACKING
The Times of London is being sued over email hacking, a lawyer said Friday, April 13 an indication that the scandal over media misdeeds at Rupert Murdoch's British newspapers continues to spread, ...S. SUDAN SAYS MAY PULL TROOPS FROM OILFIELD IF UN INTERVENES
South Sudan said on Friday, April 13 it could withdraw its troops from the Heglig oilfield, which it seized on Tuesday over its border dispute with Sudan, if the United Nations deployed neutral forces ...SACHA BARON COHEN TAKES JAB AT FEMINIST IN 1ST "DICTATOR" CLIP
Sacha Baron Cohen's Admiral General Aladeen takes a jab at feminist in the first clip of "The Dictator", AceShowbiz reported.
Highlighting a scene where Aladeen starts to work at a grocery ...U.S. URGES FOR UKRAINE'S EX-MINISTER RELEASE
The United States on Friday, April 13 called on Ukraine to release former defence minister Valeriy Ivashchenko, saying it was deeply disappointed by his five-year prison sentence on abuse of office charges, ...IRAN CONCEALING OIL SALES DESTINATION - SOURCES
Iran is concealing the destination of its oil sales by disabling tracking systems aboard its tanker fleet, making it difficult to assess how much crude Tehran is exporting as it seeks to counter Western ...ARMENIAN MPS DEEM "SKIPPING" PARLIAMENT MEETINGS NATURAL
This week, the subsequent four day meeting of Armenian National Assembly didn't take place over lack of a quorum. Perhaps, the parliamentarians were so busy with the election campaign that they completely ...ARMENIAN EX-FM, DANISH ENVOY DISCUSS COMING ELECTIONS
Today, April 16, former Foreign Minister of Armenia and Prosperous Armenia party member Vartan Oskanian met with Danish Ambassador to Armenia Michael Borg-Hansen. Domestic political situation in Armenia, ...WOODY ALLEN'S "TO ROME WITH LOVE" TO OPEN LOS ANGELES FILM FEST
Woody Allen's To Rome With Love will open the Los Angeles Film Festival, festival organizers said, according to The Hollywood Reporter said.
The Oscar-winning filmmaker's latest project, starring Allen, ...SADDAM-ERA CULTURE MINISTER RELEASED AFTER 6 YEARS IN PRISON
Hamed Yussef Hamadi, who was a culture minister under Saddam Hussein, has been released after over six years in prison and has left Iraq, a justice ministry spokesman and a lawyer said on Friday, April ...BIN LADEN FAMILY TO BE DEPORTED TO SAUDI NEXT WEEK
Pakistan will deport the widows and children of former al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden to Saudi Arabia next week after their jail sentence for illegal residency ends, their lawyer said on Friday, April ..."HARRY POTTER" HELMER IN WISH LIST FOR "HUNGER GAMES" SEQUEL DIRECTORS
Lionsgate is fast tracking the search for a new director to replace Gary Ross in "Catching Fire". Los Angeles Times' 24 Frames reports that the studio is eyeing several credible filmmakers, ...FIFA MULLS LETTING IRAQ HOST 2014 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS
FIFA will decide soon if Iraq is safe enough to host 2014 World Cup qualifying games again. The country has been barred from holding home games since last September, AP reported.
FIFA President Sepp ...ROSNEFT TO GAIN ACCESS TO N. AMERICAN ENERGY SOURCES THROUGH EXXON DEAL
Russian state oil firm Rosneft will gain access to North American energy sources and know-how for developing hard-to-produce reserves when it finalizes a joint venture with Exxon Mobil Corp on Monday, ...ROBERT RODRIGUEZ'S "SIN CITY" SEQUEL TO START PRODUCTION
Robert Rodriguez's long-awaited sequel to Sin City, his 2005 adaptation of the Frank Miller comics, is finally moving forward, The Hollywood Reporter said.
Dimension Films announced that Sin City: ...DEATH TOLL FROM AL-QAEDA CLASHES REACHES 200 IN YEMEN
Clashes between armed civilians and Al-Qaeda militants trying to retake control of the town of Loder spread on Friday to nearby Mudia, as the death toll from four days of clashes reached 200, local sources ...COLOMBIA'S OCAMPO TO WITHDRAW NOMINATION FOR WB CHIEF
Former Colombian finance minister Jose Antonio Ocampo is set to withdraw his nomination for the World Bank presidency on Friday, April 13 in an agreement among emerging and developing countries to coalesce ...JOHNNY DEPP PERFORMS WITH MARILYN MANSON AT GOLDEN GOD AWARDS SHOW
Johnny Depp made a rare appearance on musical stage on Wednesday, April 11. Joining Marilyn Manson at Revolver magazine's Golden God Awards show, the actor played guitar to Manson's "Sweet ...DINOSAUR EGGS FOUND IN CHECHNYA
Participants of a geographic expedition in Russia's North Caucasus Chechen Republic have uncovered a batch of alleged dinosaur egg fossils, the Vesti Respubliki online daily said on Friday, April 13, ...
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Today in Armenian history- 531 The Persian army defeats the Byzantine forces.
- 1386 Tamerlane occupies Tabriz (Iran) then conquers the Armenian provinces of Syooneek, Ararat, and Nakhitchevan. Fort Yerngak is besieged.
- 1800 Birth of Karapet Papazyan (composer and conductor).
- 1827 Russian forces enter Echmiadsin.
- 1866 Birth of Vrtanes Papazyan (writer) in Van (Western Armenia). He died in 1920 in Yerevan.
- 1889 Death of Gabriel Patkanyan (historian, public figure) in St. Petersburg (Russia). He was born in 1802.
- 1917 Death of Alexander Tsatoorian, writer and translator.
- 1918 A telegram of complaint is sent by the Soviet Russian government concerning the advance of the Turkish army in Transcaucasia and the atrocities committed against civilians.
- 1920 Start of Dro's 45-day campaign in Artsakh.
- 1942 The Armenian 408th Artillery Division was formed in Armenia.
- 1984 The People's Permanent Tribunal's Special Meeting takes place in Paris from April 13 to16. It discusses the Question of the Armenian Genocide. A decision is taken to condemn the Armenian Genocide .
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