1918 in Armenia
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The following lists events that happened during 1918 in Armenia.
Incumbents
- Prime Minister: Hovhannes Katchaznouni
- Speaker of the Parliament: Avetik Sahakyan
Events
March
- ? - The Armenian–Azerbaijani War begins.
May
- May 21–29 - The Ottoman World War I defeat at the Battle of Sardarabad is seen as saving the Armenian nation from destruction.
- May 25–28 - Outnumbered Armenian defenders defeat invading Ottoman forces in the Battle of Karakilisa.
- May 28 - Armenia declares its independence as the First Republic of Armenia.
June
- June 4 - The First Republic of Armenia signed its first treaty, the Treaty of Batum. The other signatories are the Ottoman Empire, the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, and the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
December
- December 1–31 - The Georgian–Armenian War is fought.
- December 18 - Armenpress, the oldest news agency in Armenia, is founded.[1]
Births
- September 30 - Gevorg Emin, poet, essayist and translator
Deaths
- ? - Hambardzum Arakelian, journalist, writer, and activist, founder of The Relief Committee for Armenian migrants and the Armenian Popular party
References
- ^ "About Us". Armenpress. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
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