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Prehistory

* Shulaveri–Shomu culture
* Kura–Araxes culture
* Legend of Hayk
* Trialeti–Vanadzor culture
* Armani
* Lchashen–Metsamor culture
* Hayasa-Azzi
* Arme–Shupria
* Mushki
* Urumu
* Nairi Confederation
* Urartu (Kingdom of Van)
* Etiuni

Antiquity

* Satrapy of Armenia
* Armenia Minor
* Kingdom of Armenia
* Armenian Empire
* Roman Armenia
* Christianization of Armenia
* Kingdom of Sophene
* Commagene
* Byzantine Armenia
* Sasanian Armenia
* Muslim conquest of Armenia

Middle Ages

* Emirate of Armenia
* Principality of Hamamshen
* Kingdom of Armenia
* Kingdom of Vaspurakan
* Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget
* Kingdom of Syunik
* Kingdom of Artsakh
* Zakarid Armenia
* Principality of Khachen
* Mongol Armenia
* Kingdom of Cilicia

Early modern age

* Iranian Armenia
* Five Melikdoms
* Ottoman Armenia
* Russian Armenia
* Armenian Oblast
* Armenian question
* Armenian genocide
* Western Armenia
* National movement

Modern age

* First Republic of Armenia
* Armenian S.S.R.
* Republic of Mountainous Armenia
* Contemporary Armenia
* Republic of Artsakh

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This is a timeline of Armenian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Armenia and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Armenia. See also the list of Armenian kings.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Millennia: 3rd BC · 2nd BC–1st BC · 1st–2nd · 3rd

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Centuries: 24th BC · 23rd BC · 22nd BC · 21st BC

## 12000 BC

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ca. 12000 |  | Some Ughtasar Petroglyphs carved onto dark brownish-black volcanic stones left behind by an extinct volcano

## 43rd century BC

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ca. 4300 |  | Areni-1 cave late Chalcolithic/Early Bronze Age ritual site and settlement, was inhabited by humans

## 40th century BC

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ca. 4000 BC |  | Godedzor archeological site was built

## 30th century BC

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ca. 3000 BC |  | Shengavit site inhabited during a series of settlement phases from approximately 3000 BC to 2500 BC

## 25th century BC

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2492 BC  | 11 August  | A legendary battle recounted by Movses Khorenatsi, said to have taken place in the valley of Hoşap River, Vaspurakan.

## 24th century BC

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2400 BC |  | The Book of Genesis identifies the land of Ararat as the resting place of Noah's Ark after the "great deluge" described there. The Indo-Europeans were people who presumably spread from the Caucasus, settling on lands along the way. Armenian is one of the Indo-European language branches.

## 23rd century BC

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2300 BC |  | The legendary figure Hayk creates the Armenian nation in the Ararat region. (Akkadians mention Armani in 2300 BC)

## 22nd century BC

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## 21st century BC

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## 20th century BC

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2000 BC |  | Trialeti culture

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## 18th century BC

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## 17th century BC

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1700 BC |  | Aram, Armenian patriarch mentioned in the History of Armenia (Moses of Chorene) (dated 5th century AD)

See also: Mitanni

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## 15th century BC

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1450 BC |  | Artatama I (Thutmose III of Egypt, mentions the people of Ermenen in 1446 BC)

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1400 |  | Artashumara
1384 |  | Artatama II

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## 12th century BC

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1200 BC |  | Nairi, a confederation of tribes in the Armenian Highlands, roughly corresponding to the modern Van and Hakkâri provinces of modern Turkey.

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## 9th century BC

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860 BC |  | Foundation of the Kingdom of Urartu with Aramé.
834 BC |  | Reign of Sarduri I who constructs Tushpa (Van). (to 828 BC)
810 BC |  | Reign of Menuas who conquers the Araratian fields. (to 785 BC)

## 8th century BC

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785 BC |  | Reign of Argishtis I.
782 BC |  | Construction of the fortress of Erebuni (modern Yerevan).

## 7th century BC

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680

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680

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## 6th century BC

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585 BC |  | Conquest of Urartu by the Medes.
570 BC |  | Reign of Orontes I Sakavakyats.
533 BC  |  | Satrapy of Armenia is formed.
512 BC |  | Armenia is annexed to Persia by Darius I. Urartu is officially called Armenia in the Behistun inscription.

## 5th century BC

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401 BC |  | Orontes I (Yervand I).

## 4th century BC

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331 BC |  | Alexander the Great attacks Persia and defeats Darius III, but never conquers Armenia. As a result, Armenia regains its independence from Persia.
| Reign of Orontes III begins.

## 3rd century BC

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260 BC  |  | Reign of Arsames I begins.
235 BC  |  | Foundation of Arsamosata.
228 BC  |  | Death of Arsames I.
| Eldest son of Arsames I Xerxes became king of Commagene, Sophene and Armenia.
212 BC  |  | Reign of Orontes IV begins.
200 BC  |  | Orontes IV was killed by his own army, by betrayal from Artaxias I.

## 2nd century BC

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190 BC |  | Artaxias I reclaims the sovereignty of Armenia from the Seleucids by establishing the Artaxiad dynasty with Artaxata as the capital.

## 1st century BC

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95 BC |  | Accession of power by Tigranes the Great.
93 BC |  | Invasion of Cappadocia
88 BC |  | Conquest of Atropatene, Gordyene, and Osrhoene
83 BC |  | Conquest of Syria, Phoenicia, and Cilicia
71 BC  |  | Conquest of Acre.
69 BC |  | Tigranes' army is defeated at the Battle of Tigranocerta against Lucullus' Roman army.
68 BC |  | Lucullus is beaten off from Artaxata.
67 BC |  | Lucullus is recalled to Rome.
66 BC |  | Pompey invades Armenia, but returns to Roman land after being offered a generous sum of money by Tigranes.

|  | Death of Tigranes the Great. Artavasdes II continues to rule Armenia.
| Reign of Artavasdes.

|  | Mark Antony campaigned against Armenia.
| End of Artavasdes II's reign.
31 BC  |  | Antony's defeat at the Battle of Actium, Cleopatra had Artavasdes decapitated.
30 BC  |  | Beginning of Artaxias II's reign
20 BC  |  | Artaxias II was killed by his rebellious subjects.
| Beginning of Tigranes III's reign.
8 BC  |  | The Armenians installed Tigranes IV as King as the successor to his father.

Centuries: 1st · 2nd · 3rd · 4th · 5th · 6th · 7th · 8th · 9th · 10th · 11th · 12th · 13th · 14th · 15th · 16th · 17th · 18th · 19th · 20th

## 1st century

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1 |  | End of the Artaxiad dynasty in Armenia. Arsacid dynasty of Parthia incorporates Armenia.
53 |  | Tiridates I reaffirms Armenian independence by founding the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia.
58 |  | Roman general Corbulo invades Armenia with the assistance of the Iberians and Commagenians.
62  |  | The combined Armenian-Parthian forces defeated Roman army near place called Rhandeia.
63  |  | Treaty of Rhandeia.
66 |  | Tiridates is crowned in Rome by Nero, after he and Corbulo came to an agreement.
72 |  | War against the Alans.
77  |  | Tiridates I bulit Garni Temple.
88  |  | End of Tiridates I’s reign.

## 2nd century

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109  |  | End of Sanatruk's reign.
110  |  | Axidares was put on the Armenian throne by his paternal uncle, King Osroes I of Parthia without Roman consultation.
114  |  | Roman emperor Trajan annexes Armenia and declares war on Parthia.
117  |  | Beginning of the reign of Vologases I.
c. 120 |  | The old town of Vardgesavan was renovated and renamed Vagharshapat.
161  |  | Vologases IV invaded Armenia and replaced its Roman client king Sohaemus with his own son Pacorus.
191  |  | Beginning of the reign of Khosrov I.

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228 |  | Tiridates II repels Sassanid invasion.
287 |  | Beginning of the reign of Tiridates III.

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301 |  | Armenia becomes the first official Christian state in the world, King Tiridates III proclaims Christianity as the official state religion of Armenia. Zoroastrianism starts to decline gradually.
330 |  | End of Tiridates III's reign.
356  |  | Council of Ashtishat called by Saint Nerses, catholicos of the Armenian church.
370  |  | Beginning of the reign of Pap.
371  |  | Roman-Armenian forces defeated Sasanian army near Bagavan.
374  |  | Murder of Pap.
| Beginning of the reign of Varazdat.
386  |  | King Khosrov III is crowned as king. Byzantine annexes the western parts of Armenia (Armenia Minor) to the Byzantine Empire.
387 |  | Division of Armenia into Western and Eastern parts per the Peace of Acisilene between the Sassanid Persians and Byzantines.
392 |  | Armenia regains its might by the coronation of King Vramshapuh in 392.

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405 |  | Mesrop Mashtots invents the Armenian alphabet.
414  |  | King Vramshapuh dies.
415  |  | Shapur IV, son of the Sasanid king Yazdgerd I, is put on the Armenian throne.
422  |  | Reign of Armenia king Artaxias IV, last ruler of the Arsacid dynasty.
428 |  | End of the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia. Marzpanate Armenia era as part of the Sassanid Empire begins.
439  |  | Mamikonian prince Hamazasp marries Sahakanuysh and so unifies the estates of the Mamikonians and descendants of Saint Gregory the Illuminator.
449  |  | The Sasanid king, Yazdegerd II, declares an order according to which all Christians in his realm must convert to Zoroastrianism.
451 |  | The Battle of Avarayr, led by Vartan Mamikonian, secures the Christian religion in Armenia.
484  |  | the Treaty of Nvarsak was signed between Vahan Mamikonian and Balash.
491  |  | The Armenian Church remains faithful to its mono-physical faith and separates itself from the churches in Rome and Byzantine.

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506  |  | First Council of Dvin.

## 7th century

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607  |  | Third Council of Dvin.
639 |  | The first Arab invasion under the leadership of Abd ar-Rahman ibn Rabiah devastates the region of Taron.
642 |  | Arabs storm the city of Dvin killing 12,000 its inhabitants and taking 35,000 into slavery.
645 |  | Theodorus Rshtuni and other Armenian nakharars accepted Muslim rule over Armenia.
650 |  | Armenia becomes the main battleground of the Khazar–Arab Wars & Byzantine–Arab Wars which leaves the lands depopulated. (to 750)

## 8th century

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790  |  | The Principality of Hamamshen is established in the modern day area of eastern Rize Province, Turkey.

## 9th century

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861 |  | Ashot I Bagratuni is recognized as prince of princes by the Baghdad court, followed by a war against local Muslim emirs. (to 862)
885 |  | Ashot wins and is thus recognized King of the Armenians by Baghdad in 885.
886 |  | Formal recognition of Armenian sovereignty by Constantinople.
891 |  | King Ashot I dies and is succeeded by his son Smbat I, in 892.

## 10th century

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961 |  | King Ashot III (953–977) transfers the capital from Kars to Ani, which came to be considered the "City of a 1001 Churches" which rivaled other metropolises like Baghdad and Constantinople.

## 11th century

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1016 |  | Seljuk Turks first appear in the region.
1045 |  | Armenia falls to Byzantine troops, and an exodus from the Armenian lands begins.
1064 |  | Byzantine Ani, once the capital of Bagratid Armenia, is conquered and destroyed by the Seljuk Turks.
1071 |  | After the Battle of Manzikert, Seljuk dominance is established over Anatolia and a large number of Turkish tribes migrate to the region.
1072 |  | The Seljuks sell Ani to the Shaddadid, a Kurdish tribe ruling a territory coinciding with modern-day Armenia.
1078 |  | Establishment of the Armenian Principality of Cilicia, led by the Rubenid dynasty.
1095 |  | The First Crusade is launched by Pope Urban I.

## 12th century

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1187 |  | Debut of Leon II's reign as prince.
1194 |  | After the decline of the Seljuk dominance in the region, Eastern Anatolia is ruled by a slew of Turkish emirates and tribes, such as the Ahlatshahs, Mengujekids, Saltukids and the Artuqids. (to 1241)
1198 |  | Leon II "the Magnificent" managed to secure his crown, becoming the first King of Armenian Cilicia.

## 13th century

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1219 |  | Death of Leon II.
1241 |  | Mongol Invasion of Anatolia, much of the sedentary population of Armenia is slaughtered. (to 1244)
1256 |  | Turco-Mongol rule continues in Eastern Anatolia under the Ilkhanate rulers and their Turkish and Kurdish vassals. (to 1335)

## 14th century

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1335 |  | The decline of Mongol power leads Armenia to be dominated once again by Anatolian Turkoman tribes such as the Chobanids. (to 1400)
1375 |  | Fall of the Armenian kingdom of Cilicia to the Mameluks of Egypt and their Ramadanid vassals.
1400 |  | Tamerlane's devastating invasion of Georgia, Armenia and Central Anatolia leads to the slaughter of large portions of the population of Armenia and the enslavement of over 60,000 people from Anatolia and the Caucasus.

## 15th century

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1405 |  | After Tamerlane's death, Anatolia becomes a battleground between the rival tribal confederations of the Ak Koyunlu and the Kara Koyunlu.
1461 |  | Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople established by the then Ottoman Emperor, Mehmed II.
1478 |  | Armenian migration to Bruges, Belgium.

## 16th century

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1502 |  | The Safavid dynasty is established in Persia, that conquers Armenia.
1512 |  | Printing of first Armenian books.
1514 |  | The Ottoman-Persian Wars rage in the Armenian Highlands for the first time, the Ottomans temporarily gain Western Armenia.
1519 |  | Decree of King Sigismund I that Armenians in Poland be governed under code of laws by Mkhitar Gosh.
| The first Jelali revolts; clashes between Sunnite Turks and Kurds and Shi'ite Qizilbash cause friction in Eastern Anatolia. (to 1528)
1520 |  | Large portions of Armenia are conquered by Selim I.
1532 |  | Ottoman-Safavid War (1532-1555) commences.
1555 |  | Peace of Amasya signed between the Ottomans and Safavids. Western Armenia falls in Ottoman hands, Eastern Armenia stays under Persian rule.
1567 |  | Establishment of Armenian printing press in Constantinople.
1598 |  | Continuation of the devastating Jelali revolts in Anatolia. (to 1611)

## 17th century

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1603 |  | Shah Abbas of Persia invades Ottoman Armenia (to 1618) and reestablishes full control over Eastern Armenia and large parts of Western Armenia as part of his empire.
1605 |  | When forced to abandon the siege of Kars, Shah Abbas orders the complete destruction of many Armenian towns and villages and deports over 300,000 Armenians to Persia, of which only half survive.
1623 |  | The final Ottoman-Safavid War rages in both parts of historic Armenia.
1639 |  | Treaty of Zuhab signed between the Ottomans and Safavids. Western Armenia falls decisively under Ottoman rule. Safavids remain in possession of Eastern Armenia.
1648 |  | Major earthquake in Van.

## 18th century

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1712 |  | Sayat Nova, renowned Armenian poet troubadour.
1722 |  | David Bek leads the national liberation movement in 1722, but passes away in 1728.
1747 |  | The Persians establish the Karabakh Khanate.
1759 |  | Arrival of Hovsep Emin in Armenia
1778 |  | Establishment of Nor Nakhichevan

## 19th century

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1809 | 15 October  | Khachatur Abovian, renowned novelist, poet, and playwright, is born.
1810 |  | Zeitountsi revolts.
1811 |  | Mkhitarist order of Vienna founded.
1813 |  | Treaty of Gulistan. All of Eastern Armenia remains under Persian rule, except for the Armenians in Karabakh, which had already de facto become part of the Russian Empire.
1824 |  | Founding of Nersessian Academy in Tiflis
1826 |  | Nickolas Balian, architect in Constantinople (to 1858)
1827 |  | Occupation of Yerevan by Russian forces
1828 |  | Treaty of Turkmanchay. Eastern Armenia is forcefully ceded by Persia to Russia per the Russo-Persian War (1826-1828), strengthening Russian control of Transcaucasus.
1836 |  | The Russian government enacts the Polozhenie, a statute greatly restricting the power of the Armenian Church.[1]
1894–1896 |  | Hamidian massacres; an estimated 80,000–300,000 are killed.

## 20th century

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1901  | 3 November  | Battle of Holy Apostles Monastery.
1904  |  | 1904 Sasun uprising.
1905  |  | Armenian–Tatar massacres.
| Attempted assassination of Abdul Hamid II.
1907  | 27 May  | Battle of Sulukh.
1909 |  | Adana massacre: An estimated 15,000–30,000 are killed.
1915 |  | Armenian genocide: An estimated 1,500,000 are killed. (to 1923)
1918 | 3 March | The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk gives Kars, Ardahan and Batum regions to the Ottoman Empire.
22 May | Battle of Sardarapat
23 May  | Battle of Abaran
25 May  | Battle of Karakilisa
28 May | The Armenian Congress of Eastern Armenians declares the first Republic of Armenia.
4 June | Treaty of Batum
30 October | Armistice of Mudros, the Ottoman Empire agreeing to leave the Transcaucasus. The Democratic Republic of Armenia assumes control of Western Armenia, now that the Ottomans are forced to leave.
1920  | 10 May  | May Uprising ( failed coup d'état by the Armenian Bolsheviks).
24 September  | Turkish–Armenian War.
Red Army invasion of Armenia.
2 December  | Soviet-aligned Armenian SSR established (distinct from and opponent of the first Republic of Armenia).
6 December  | Fall of the first Republic of Armenia, fully occupied by the Turkish National Movement and the Red Army (Soviet Union).[2]

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1921  | 13 February  | February Uprising.
1922  | 30 December  | Establishment of the Soviet Union; Armenian SSR joins the Soviet Union.
1923  | 7 July  | Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast is created granting Armenian autonomy for Nagorno-Karabakh within Azerbaijan SSR.
1965 | 24 April | 1965 Yerevan demonstrations
1988  | 20 February  | First Nagorno-Karabakh War commences.
22 February  | Askeran clashes.
27 February  | Sumgait Pogrom, marked by widespread killings, injuries, and destruction, intensifying the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
March  | Gugark pogrom.
27 November  | Kirovabad pogrom.
7 December  | Spitak earthquake.
1990  | 12 January  | Baku pogrom.

### Independence; last decade of the 20th century

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1991  | 30 April  | Operation Ring.
21 September | Armenian independence referendum
17 October | First-ever Armenian presidential election, Levon Ter-Petrosyan elected president with overwhelming popular support.
21 December | Armenia joins the Commonwealth of Independent States
1992  | 17 February  | Capture of Garadaghly.
26 February  | Khojaly massacre.
2 March  | Armenia joined the United Nations.
10 April  | Maraga massacre.
9 May | Victory in the Battle of Shushi.
The Siege of Stepanakert ended after prolonged conflict during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, marking a turning point in the struggle for Nagorno-Karabakh.
1 October  | Battle of Lachin.
12 June  | Operation Goranboy.
25 June | Armenia joins the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
27 June  | Mardakert and Martuni Offensives.
1993  | 27 March  | Battle of Kalbajar.
12 June  | Battle of Aghdam.
4 July  | 1993 Summer Offensives.
| Operation Horadiz.
15 December  | Operation Kalbajar.
1994 | 12 May | First Nagorno-Karabakh War formally ends
1995 | 5 July | Armenian constitutional referendum
1999 | 1 July | EU-Armenia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement enters into force
27 October | Armenian parliament shooting

## 21st century

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2001  | 25 January  | Armenia's accession to the Council of Europe
28 November  | Armenia becomes a permanent observer member of the Organization of American States[3]
2004  | 12 April  | Robert Kocharyan's government dispersed massive, peaceful protest using excessive force[4]
2008  | 19 February  | 2008 Armenian presidential election
2012  | 6 May  | 2012 Armenian parliamentary election
2013  | 18 February  | 2013 Armenian presidential election
2015  | 2 January  | Armenia's accession to the Eurasian Union
12 January  | 2015 Gyumri massacre
2016  | 1–5 April  | 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes
2017  | 2 April  | 2017 Armenian parliamentary election
24 November  | The Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement is ratified in Brussels
2018  | 2 March  | 2018 Armenian presidential election
8 May  | 2018 Armenian Velvet Revolution
9 December  | 2018 Armenian parliamentary election
2020  | 27 September  | Second Nagorno-Karabakh War commences
10 November  | 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War formally ends
2021  | 20 June  | 2021 Armenian parliamentary election
2022  | 24 June  | Armenia joins the European Political Community
2023  | 23 January  | European Union Mission in Armenia began operations
November  | Armenia joins the International Solar Alliance
2024  | 12 March  | The European Parliament passed a resolution confirming Armenia meets Maastricht Treaty Article 49 requirements and that the country may apply for EU membership.
12 June  | Armenia joins the Artemis Accords
2025  | 14 January  | Armenia and the United States sign the Armenia–United States Strategic Partnership Charter in Washington, D.C.
12 February  | Armenian parliament officially passed a bill calling for the start of the process of Armenia's accession to the European Union[5]

## See also

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* Timeline of modern Armenian history
* Timeline of Yerevan
* Timeline of Artsakh history

## References

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1. ^ Suny, Ronald Grigor; "Eastern Armenians under Tsarist Rule" in Armenian People, p. 115
2. ^ "armenicum". www.conflicts.rem33.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2018-05-26. "Two days later, on December 4, Dro left Erevan for the lake Sevan area where he welcomed the Revkom and, in turn, gave up his power to the new Bolshevik administration. Two more days later, the first units of the red Army entered the Armenian capital. That was the end of the First republic, and independent Armenian statehood was interrupted for more than 70 years until August 1991. (Hovannisian, pp. 386–390)"
3. ^ [1]
4. ^ "Armenia Events of 2004". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
5. ^ Armenian Parliament Approves Bill On EU Membership

## Further reading

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* William Henry Overall, ed. (1870). "Armenia". Dictionary of Chronology. London: William Tegg. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t9m32q949.
* George Henry Townsend (1877), "Armenia", Manual of Dates (5th ed.), London: Frederick Warne & Co., hdl:2027/wu.89097349427 – via Hathi Trust
* Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Armenia", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co., hdl:2027/loc.ark:/13960/t89g6g776 – via Hathi Trust
* Rouben Paul Adalian (2010). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Armenia (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7450-3.

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* Independent Armenia

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* Armenian genocide
* Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
* Armenian national movement
* more...

Geography|

* Ararat Plain
* Armenian highlands
* Cities
* Climate
* Earthquakes
* Extreme points
* Lake Sevan
* Mountains
* Municipalities
* Rivers
* Lakes
* Shikahogh State Reserve
* Shirak Plain
* more...

Politics|

* Administrative divisions
* Constitution
* Corruption
* Elections
* Foreign relations
* Government
* Human rights
* LGBT rights
* Judiciary
* Military
* National Assembly
* National Security Service
* Police
* Political parties
* President
* Prime Minister
* President of the National Assembly
* more on government
* on politics

Economy|

* Agriculture
* AMX (stock exchange)
* Central Bank
* Central Depository
* Dram (currency)
* Energy
* Mining
* Pension reform
* Taxation
* Telecommunications
* Tourism
* Waste management

Transport|

* South Caucasus Railway

Culture|

* Alphabet
* Architecture
* Art
* Cinema
* Cuisine (wine)
* Dance
* Dress
* Language
* Eastern
* Western
* Literature
* Music
* Sport
* Theatre
* more...

Demographics|

* Census
* Crime
* Education
* Ethnic minorities
* Health
* People
* diaspora
* Social issues
* Women
* more...

Religion|

* Armenian Apostolic Church
* Armenian Catholic Church
* Armenian Evangelical Church
* Armenian Brotherhood Church
* Judaism
* Islam
* more...

Symbols|

* Armenian Cross
* Armenian eternity sign
* Coat of arms
* Flag
* Mount Ararat
* National anthem
* Apricot
* Grape
* Pomegranate

* Outline
* Index

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Sovereign states|

* Afghanistan
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* Azerbaijan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
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* East Timor (Timor-Leste)
* Egypt
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* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkey
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

States with limited
recognition

* Abkhazia
* Northern Cyprus
* Palestine
* South Ossetia
* Taiwan

Dependencies and
other territories

* British Indian Ocean Territory
* Christmas Island
* Cocos (Keeling) Islands
* Hong Kong
* Macau

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* United Kingdom

States with limited
recognition|

* Abkhazia
* Kosovo
* Northern Cyprus
* South Ossetia
* Transnistria

Dependencies and
other entities|

* Åland
* Faroe Islands
* Gibraltar
* Guernsey
* Isle of Man
* Jersey
* Svalbard

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