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YEREVAN SEES ‘POSITIVE’ SIGNALS FROM ANKARA
By Astghik Bedevian
Armenia is encouraged by Turkey’s latest offers of a “dialogue” and thinks that the two neighboring states should kick-start and step up their efforts to normalize bilateral relations, Foreign Minister ...ARMENIAN TAX REVENUES RISE IN 2008
By Emil DanielyanDespite the election-related political turmoil, the Armenian government raised its tax revenues by almost 34 percent in the first quarter of this year, putting it on track to meet its record-high budgetary ...ARMENIAN COMMUNISTS BLAME GOVERNMENT FOR UNREST
By Ruzanna Stepanian 1
The Armenian Communist Party (HKK) on Thursday blamed the government for the deadly post-election violence in Yerevan and condemned its ongoing crackdown on opposition forces led by former President Levon ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1467 Jhanshah battles the Agh-koyoonloon tribesmen. He is killed at the age of 70.
- 1804 Russian forces, led by General Tshitshianov, start their first assault on Yerevan. It lasts till September.
- 1837 Opening of the Yerevan Consistory.
- 1843 The Mkhitarist Congregation publishes the "Bazmavep" monthly in Venice.
- 1868 The Armenian Church in Echmiadsin starts publishing (to 1918) the Holy See's official monthly: "Ararat".
- 1872 Death of Matatyan (Seyad), Eastern-Armenian writer and troubadour.
- 1891 The "Flag" newspaper (affiliated to the Dashnak party) starts publication.
- 1901 The Tsar publishes the law on land and agricultural reform in Transcaucasia.
- 1905 Civil unrest in Bitlis.
- 1920 Bolsheviks' first revolt in Armenia. The Armenian Government and Parliament take radical measures to quell the revolt.
- 1927 Death of Levon Sargsyan, the editor of "Moorch". He was a Bolshevik and later was made ambassador in Tehran.
- 1935 The first Armenian sound motion picture "Pepo" is shown.
- 1978 Death of Aram Khatshatooryan (composer). He was born in 1903.
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