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2020 In Armenia ...
Events from the year 2020 in Armenia. Incumbents *President: Armen Sarkissian *Prime Minister: Nikol Pashinyan Events *March 1 - 1st case of 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Armenia *March 16 - 2020 Armenian constitutional referendum postponed *March 18 - 444 people in quarantine in the Golden Palace Hotel of Tsaghkadzor and the Monte Melkonian Military College of Dilijan. *March 29 - Confirmed cases rise to 424 *April 5 - Original planned date of the 2020 Armenian constitutional referendumclassification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Oxford Reference Online'' also place Armenia in Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region; and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the Lachin corridor (under a Russian peacekeeping force) and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south. Yerevan is the capital, largest city and the financial center. Armenia is a unitary, multi-party, democratic nation-state with an ancient cultural heritage. The first Armenian state of Urartu was established in 860 BC, and by the 6th century BC it was replaced by the Satrapy of Armenia. The Kingdom of Armenia reached its height under Tigranes the Great in the 1st century BC and in the year 301 became the first state in the world to adopt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurgen Egiazaryan
Gurgen Ambartsumovich Egiazaryan ( hy, Գուրգեն Համբարձումի Եղիազարյան; 29 September 1948 — 28 October 2020) was an Armenian politician and civil servant. Biography Egiazaryan was born in Yerevan. He studied Economics at the Yerevan State University from 1967 to 1973, graduating in 1973, and Law at the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs Academy from 1987 to 1990. Starting from 1976, he held various offices within the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Armenian SSR and later of the Republic of Armenia, including head of the search department, head of the 7th department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Deputy Minister of National Security. From 1999 to 2003 he was a member of the Armenian Parliament, and member of the Standing Commission on Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs. In 2003 he became a member of the " New Times" Party, part of the opposition. On 18 December 2006 he was invited to the Prosecutor General's Office to give e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Years Of The 21st Century In Armenia
A year or annus is the orbital period of a planetary body, for example, the Earth, moving in its orbit around the Sun. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by change in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons are generally recognized: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In tropical and subtropical regions, several geographical sectors do not present defined seasons; but in the seasonal tropics, the annual wet and dry seasons are recognized and tracked. A calendar year is an approximation of the number of days of the Earth's orbital period, as counted in a given calendar. The Gregorian calendar, or modern calendar, presents its calendar year to be either a common year of 365 days or a leap year of 366 days, as do the Julian calendars. For the Gregorian calendar, the average length of the calendar year (the mean yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020s In Armenia
S, or s, is the nineteenth Letter (alphabet), letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is English alphabet#Letter names, ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic abjad, Northwest Semitic Shin (letter), šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter Sigma (letter), sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the ''Ξ, xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 In Armenia ...
Events from the year 2020 in Armenia. Incumbents *President: Armen Sarkissian *Prime Minister: Nikol Pashinyan Events *March 1 - 1st case of 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Armenia *March 16 - 2020 Armenian constitutional referendum postponed *March 18 - 444 people in quarantine in the Golden Palace Hotel of Tsaghkadzor and the Monte Melkonian Military College of Dilijan. *March 29 - Confirmed cases rise to 424 *April 5 - Original planned date of the 2020 Armenian constitutional referendumclassification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Lady Of Armenia
First Lady of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի առաջին տիկին) refers to the wife of the president of Armenia. The country's current first lady is Anahit Minasyan, who has held the position since March 13, 2022. To date, there have been no first gentlemen of Armenia. First ladies of Armenia (since 1991) Living first ladies , there are four living former first ladies, as identified below. File:Blank.png, Lyudmila Ter-Petrosyanserved 1991–1998born 1947 (age )wife of Levon Ter-Petrosyan File:Bella Kocharyan.jpg, Bella Kocharyanserved 1998–2008born 1954 (age )wife of Robert Kocharyan File:Nouneh Sarkissian.jpg, Nouneh Sarkissianserved 2018–2022born 1954 (age )wife of Armen Sarkissian File:Blank.png, Mariam Margaryanserved 2022birth date unknownwife of Alen Simonyan References * Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Sargsyan
Rita Aleksandri Sargsyan ( hy, Ռիտա Ալեքսանդրի Սարգսյան, ''née'' Dadayan (), 6 March 1962 – 20 November 2020) was the wife of Serzh Sargsyan, the President of Armenia from 2008 to 2018. She was born to a military family and was a music teacher by profession. Biography In 1983, she married her husband Serzh. They have two daughters, Anush and Satenik and four grandchildren, Mariam, Rita, Ara, and Serzh. Activities as First Lady Rita Sargsyan sponsored the Donate Life charity foundation, which assists children suffering from blood cancer and other severe diseases, as well as the Autism and Aragil national foundations. Since 2010 on Sargsyan was the Chairperson of Board of Trustees of the Foundation. The following international competitions were held under the auspices of First Lady Sargsyan, with notable events having included the Aram Khachaturian International Contest of Classical Music and the Yerevan International Music Festival hosted by the Arme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly (Armenia)
The National Assembly of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի Հանրապետության Ազգային ժողով, ''Hayastani Hanrapetyut'yan Azgayin zhoghov'' or simply Ազգային ժողով, ԱԺ ''Azgayin Zhoghov'', ''AZh''), also informally referred to as the Parliament of Armenia (խորհրդարան, ''khorhrdaran'') is the legislative branch of the government of Armenia. Overview The National Assembly was originally established in 1918 as the Khorhurd ( hy, Խորհուրդ) by the Armenian National Council following their declaration of independence. Acting as the nation's provisional legislative body, the Armenian National Council tripled its membership, forming an interim coalition government composed of Dashnaks and Populists. Following the Armenian parliamentary elections of 1919, the National Assembly's membership increased again up to 80 deputies including several minority representatives. The Khorhurd continued to function with an overwhelming Dashnak maj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manvel Grigoryan
Lieutenant General Manvel Sektori Grigoryan (Armenian: Մանվել Սեկտորի Գրիգորյան; 14 July 1956 – 19 November 2020) was an Armenian military leader and a member of the National Assembly of Armenia. At one point he was one of the highest-ranking officials in the Armenian Army, serving as Deputy Minister of Defense from 2000 to 2008. He served as the president of the Yerkrapah Volunteer Union from 1999 to 2018. Early life and First Karabakh War Manvel Grigoryan was born on 14 July 1956 in the village of Arshaluys in Armavir province. He served in the Soviet Army from 1975 to 1977. He graduated from Stepanakert State University in 1993 and Yerevan State University in 1998. During the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, he commanded Armenian forces in the defense of Hadrut, the retaking of the region of Martakert, and the capture of Fuzuli. He commanded the Ejmiatsin Volunteer Battalion from 1992 to 1993. In 1993 he was appointed commander of the 83rd Motorized Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocese Of Gougark
The Diocese of Gougark ( hy, Գուգարաց թեմ ''Gougarats t'em''), is a diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church encompassing the northern Lori Province of Armenia. It is named after the historic province of Gugark; the 13th province of the Kingdom of Armenia. The modern-day province of Lori was one of the cantons of historic Gugark. The diocesan headquarters are located in the city of Vanadzor. The seat of the bishop is the Saint Gregory of Narek Cathedral. Until December 2010, the churches of Tavush Province were under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Gougark, when the new Diocese of Tavush was founded by Catholicos Karekin II. The Diocese includes 29 working churches with 14 full-time priests. History During the times of Soviet rule, the region of Lori was included within the Shirak Diocese. The St. Mary (Holy Mother of God) Church of Vanadzor and St. Sarkis Church of Stepanavan were both operating at that time. At the end of the 20th century with the independence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenian Apostolic Church
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Sebouh Chouldjian
, title = , image = BishopSebouh.jpg , image_size = , caption = Archbishop Sebouh Chouldjian , church = Armenian Apostolic Church , archdiocese = , province = , metropolis = , diocese = Diocese of Gougark , see = Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin , elected = , appointed = 3 June 1996 , ended = 19 November 2020 , term_start = , quashed = , term_end = , predecessor = , opposed = , successor = , other_post = , ordination = 7 June 1987 , ordained_by = Archbishop Nerses Pozapalian , consecration = 15 June 1997 , consecrated_by = Karekin I , cardinal = , rank = , birth_name = Haik Sarkis Chouldjian , birth_date = , birth_place = Malatya, Turkey , death_date = , death_place = Yerevan, Armenia , buried = Prelacy of the Diocese of Gougark, Vanadzor, Armenia , nationality = Armenian , religion = , residence = , parents = , spouse = , children = , occupation = , profession = , previous_post = , education = , alma_mater = , mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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