First Republic of Armenia

Armenia, 1918–1920. Draft, not yet reviewed

The First Republic of Armenia was an independent Armenian state that existed from May 1918 to 2 December 1920 in the Armenian-populated territories of the former Russian Empire. It was the first Armenian state since the Middle Ages. During its first winter, hundreds of thousands of refugees in the country who had fled the Armenian genocide died from starvation or exposure. In late 1920, Armenia was invaded by Kemalist Turkey, ending with its partition and sovietisation by the Russian SFSR, with the latter founding the superseding Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Seat of power: Yerevan

No rulers documented for this era yet.

Culture

In the two and a half years of its existence, Armenia formed diplomatic relations with 40 countries, gained de jure recognition, underwent parliamentary elections, and founded its first university.
The nation's parliament and government were dominated by the broad Armenian Revolutionary Federation party, commonly referred to as the Dashnaks.
In August 1920, Armenian representatives at the Paris Peace Conference signed the Treaty of Sèvres, which awarded Armenia an additional 40,000 square miles of territory in Western Armenia, albeit the treaty was never implemented.

Picture

The flag of the First Republic of Armenia, which existed from May 1918 to 2 December 1920.

Image: Original: Stepan Malkhasyants Vector: Aivazovsky, Public domain, file

Sources

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