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unusual facts about First Republic of Armenia


Armenian National Council

Armenian National Council (1917—1918), initially based in Tbilisi, which declared the independence of the First Republic of Armenia in 1918


May Uprising

Although the revolt failed, Armenia was Sovietized after the Red Army invaded the country in November 1920 and Turks occupied the western half of Armenia.

Republic of Mountainous Armenia

On November 18, an armistice was concluded, and then a peace treaty, the Treaty of Alexandropol, on 2 December 1920 between the Governments of Turkey and Armenia.

Turkish–Armenian War

The Turkish–Armenian War, known as the Eastern Front of the Turkish War of Independence in Turkey, refers to a conflict in the autumn of 1920 between the First Republic of Armenia and the provisional government of the Turkish national movement, following the signing of the Treaty of Sevres.


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