YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY
2018
On October 07-12, the 17th Francophonie Summit was held in Yerevan.
75 out of 84 OIF (Organisation International de la Francophonie) States and Governments participated in the Summit.
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The Safavid army then laid siege to Yerevan on 15 November. The Persian army of Shah Abbas I conquered the Yerevan fortress after 9 months of siege, whereas the other towns of the Eastern Caucasus surrendered to the Shah with practically no resistance. Hundreds of thousands of Armenians, including residents of Yerevan, were taken captive and sent to Persia.
