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TODAY “SILENCE DAY” IN ARMENIA
Today silence day is announced in Armenia. According to the Electoral Code, the presidential candidates stopped carrying out their pre-election campaign at night of 17 February. The candidates started to conduct their campaign on 21 February, and had 28 days to hold them. It is important to remind that the Central Electoral Committee registered the following officials as presidential candidates: Arthur Baghdasaryan (Country of Laws president), Vahan Hovhannisyan (Armenian Revolutionary Federation member), Artashes Geghamyan (National Unity president), Tigran Karapetyan (Peoples party president), Aram Harutyunyan (National Concorde leader), Vazgen Manukyan (National Democratic Unity), Arman Melikyan (NKR former presidents assistant), Serzh Sargsyan (Prime Minister of RA), Levon Ter-Petrosyan (former president of RA). The presidential elections are scheduled on 19 February from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The elections will be observed by 39 local and 6 international organizations, and totally 15 thousands observers will carry out their observation missions. According to the Police of RA, 2.320.375 voters are registered. There are 1923 electoral units established in Armenia, and 442 of them in Yerevan. 2 million 390 thousands ballot papers are printed.
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Today in Armenian history- 1853 Birth of Christapor Kara Murza (composer and conductor) in Gharazubazar (Crimea, Ukraine) . He died in 1902.
- 1856 After the Crimean War, Sultan Abdul Mejid of Turkey signed an Edict on the security of life for the non-Muslim peoples of the Ottoman Empire. This Proclamation, the goal of which was to prevent possible Russian intervention, did not change the Armenians' situation at all.
- 1856 Sultan Abdul Megid publishes the "Hatti Hoomayoon" reform plan as the second statement of the "Tanzimat". No reforms took place.
- 1877 Birth of academician and author, Derenik Demirtjian. He died in 1956.
- 1879 Creation of the "Cilician Society" benevolent organization. Its purpose was the spread of national education in Cilicia. The founders were Minas Sheraz, Karapet Karakyan, Hrant Asatoor, Hakob Nazaryan, and others.
- 1918 Andranik's small force arrives in Erzroom (Western Armenia). It could not repel the attack of the 25 000-strong Turkish Army. It fought a rear-guard action and managed to save many refugees by bringing them to the Caucasus.
- 1920 Foundation of the Armenian Government Red Cross.
- 1921 Revolt against the Bolshevik government in Armenia.
- 1921 The anti-Bolshevik February Rebellion in Armenia ended in victory for the people.
- 1963 Death of Catholicos Zareh the First of the Cilician See.
- 1977 The monument of Commander Gai (Haik Bjshkiants) is inaugurated in Yerevan.
- 1994 Artsakh forces regain control of the Omar Pass having lost it three months earlier.
- 1994 The Moscow Communique is issued following negotiations among the defense ministers of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Artsakh.
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