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1918: If there had not been the first republic, there would not have been Soviet Armenia, nor the current third republic
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1918: If there had not been the first republic, there would not have been Soviet Armenia, nor the current third republic
27 May 2018
Armenia is marking the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the first Republic in May 1918. Alexandre Petrossian, a young political analyst based in Yerevan, reflects on the difficulties encountered by the founding fathers, and the achievements of the first republic