History of Armenia

Recent history

Between the 4th and 19th centuries, Armenia was conquered and ruled by Persians, Byzantines, Arabs, Mongols, and Turks, among others. In the 1820s, the parts of historic Armenia under Persian control, centering on Yerevan and Lake Sevan, were incorporated into Russia. World War I saw the depopulation of large parts of historic Armenia ruled by the Ottoman Turks, during the Armenian Genocide.

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4th - 19th centuries - Byzantines - Arab - Mongols - Turks - 1820s - Yerevan - Lake Sevan - Russia - World War I - Armenian Genocide

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During the turmoil of the Russian Revolution and the takeover of the Bolsheviks, Stepan Shaumyan was placed in charge of Armenia, but an Islamic rebellion overthrew Shaumyan and declared a Transcaucasian Federation independent from Russia. Shaumyan was executed by British troops in September 1918 and the independence of Armenia lasted until late 1920 when the communists came to power following an invasion of Armenia by the Red Army, and in 1922, Armenia became part of the Transcaucasian Federative Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1936, it became the Armenian SSR.

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Russian Revolution - Bolshevik - Stepan Shaumyan - Islam - Transcaucasian Federation - Russia - British - September - 1918 - 1920 - Communists - Red Army - 1922 - Transcaucasian Federative Soviet Socialist Republic - 1936 - Armenian SSR

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Armenia declared its independence from the Soviet Union on September 21, 1991.

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Soviet Union - September 21 - 1991

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