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Headlines for May 26, 2008
U.S. LAWMAKERS CONCERNED ABOUT ARMENIAN CRACKDOWN
By Emil Danielyan
Three members of the U.S. House of Representatives expressed concern about the Armenian government’s post-election crackdown on the opposition as they met President Serzh Sarkisian and other senior officials ...HOSPITALIZED OPPOSITION LEADER FREED
By Ruzanna Stepanian and Hovannes Shoghikian
Aram Karapetian, one of several dozen opposition politicians arrested in the wake of Armenia’s presidential election, was released from pre-trial detention on Monday ten days after being hospitalized ...POLAND, SWEDEN SEEK TO BOOST TIES WITH EASTERN EU HOPEFULS
AFP
Poland and Sweden presented Monday their EU partners with a plan to strengthen ties with eastern European nations like Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Belarus and Moldova, which could one day join the bloc. ...
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Today in Armenian history- 451 Battle of Avarair (or Vardanants). Vartan Mamikonyan dies defending the Armenians right to their Christian faith against the attacking Zoroastrian Persians.
- 1857 Birth of Siranoosh (actress). She died in 1932.
- 1886 Death of Arakel Altoon Dyoori in Constantinople. In 1850 he founded the Armenian theatre in Khasgyoogh and later, the "Eastern Theatre".
- 1907 Gevorg Chaush (Armenian patriot) is killed in the battle of Solukh.
- 1918 Disintegration (over two days) of the Transcaucasian Seim. Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia each proclaim their independent republics.
- 1945 Death of Meenass Veratseen (Farhat), Communist Party and public figure.
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