The Supreme Soviet of the Armenian SSR ( hy, ՀԽՍՀ Գերագույն խորհուրդ, HKhSH Geraguyn khorhurd; russian: Верховный Совет Армянской ССР) was the supreme soviet (main legislative institution) of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (from July 1938), and the independent

Republic of Armenia A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th c ...

, from 23 August 1990 until 1995 when it was superseded by the

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, with the adoption of the Armenian Constitution. The Supreme Council was preceded by the Armenian National Council (1917-1918) and then a Khorhurd (

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), before Armenia became part of the Soviet Union in 1920.

Convocations

*1st convocation (1938–1946) *2nd convocation (1947–1950) *3rd convocation (1951–1954) *4th convocation (1955–1959) *5th convocation (1959–1962) *6th convocation (1963–1966) *7th convocation (1967–1970) *8th convocation (1971–1974) *9th convocation (1975–1979) *10th convocation (1980–1984) *11th convocation (1985–1989) *12th convocation (1990–1995)

Notable members

Members included: *

Levon Ter-Petrosyan Levon Hakobi Ter-Petrosyan ( hy, Լևոն Հակոբի Տեր-Պետրոսյան; born 9 January 1945), also known by his initials LTP, is an Armenian politician who served as the first president of Armenia from 1991 until his resignation in 1998 ...

, President of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Armenia at the time of nation's independence in 1990 *

Serzh Sargsyan Serzh Azati Sargsyan ( hy, Սերժ Ազատի Սարգսյան, ; born 30 June 1954)Of ...

Karapet Rubinyan Karapet Ruben Rubinyan () is an Armenian politician and public figure. Former Vice-President of the National Assembly of Armenia (1995-1998), former vice-mayor of Yerevan (1992-1993), former mayor of Shengavit district of Yerevan (1991-1992). M ...

Ara Sahakian ARA may refer to: Media and the arts * American-Romanian Academy of Arts and Sciences * '' Artistička Radna Akcija'', compilation album released in former Yugoslavia * Associate of the Royal Academy, denoting membership in the British Royal Acad ...

, secretary in 1990 when he signed the Declaration of Independence of Armenia with president Ter-Petrosyan *

Samand Siabandov Samand Aliyevich Siabandov (russian: Саманд Алиевич Сиабандов, ku, Semendê Elî Siyabendov; 20 November 1909 – 14 November 1989) was a Soviet writer, military officer and politician of Yezidi-Kurdish origin who was award ...

References

{{Reflist Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Government of Armenia 1938 establishments in Armenia 1995 disestablishments in Armenia Defunct unicameral legislatures

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