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KOCHARIAN CONGRATULATES REELECTED GEORGIAN LEADER
By Karine Kalantarian and Ruben Meloyan in Tbilisi
President Robert Kocharian has “wholeheartedly” congratulated Mikheil Saakashvili on his victory in Georgia’s disputed presidential election, his office said on Tuesday. “I am confident that you will ...DASHNAKS MULL CAMPAIGN PLATFORM
By Ruzanna Stepanian
The campaign team of deputy parliament speaker Vahan Hovannisian discussed and approved on Tuesday the election manifesto of the presidential candidate of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun). ...TER-PETROSIAN TO HOLD LANDMARK NEWS CONFERENCE
By Emil Danielyan
Levon Ter-Petrosian will hold this week a news conference for the first time in over a decade to discuss his participation in Armenia’s forthcoming presidential election, the former president’s campaign ...
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Today in Armenian history- 0 Arats was the 6th month of the Armenian Calendar (January 8-February 6). It is called "Arans" because during this month, when everything is snow-clad, only the men ("arank" in Armenian) could pass through.
- 1819 Birth of the Armenian General of the Russian Army, Arshak Ter-Ghookassyan.
- 1858 The "Trtshnik Pegasian" was published by Grigor Aliatian in Constantinople.
- 1880 Death of Karapet Tshukhajian, editor of the "Tsiasan".
- 1907 Death of Nshan Berberian, head of a publishing house and publicist of the "Boorastan Mankants" children's newspaper (1882-1888).
- 1931 Opening of the world's only Kurdish Technical College in Yerevan.
- 1931 The Kurdish Pedagogical School opens in Yerevan.
- 1935 Decision to create Pedagocical Institutes in Yerevan and Gyoomree with evening classes.
- 1960 Opening of the Fine Arts University in Yerevan.
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