YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY
1959
The opening of the David of Sassoun statue (sculptor Yervand Kochar) took place in the square near the railway station.
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1919
The first Armenian radio station was launched during the years of the First Republic, on September 25, 1919.
1826-1828
During the 2nd Russian-Persian war of 1826-1828, in October 1827, General Paskevich captured the Erivan fortress. On February 10, 1828 an agreement was signed in the Iranian village of Turkmenchay, according to which Persia ceded the Erivan and Nakhichevan khanates to Russia Empire.
