YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY

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1918


On May 28, Yerevan was declared the capital city of the First Independent Republic of Armenia.


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2020


During the large-scale war unleashed by Azerbaijan in 2020, the capital of Armenia, Yerevan was turned into a rear, providing assistance to the front.

1957


Bronze monuments of Hovhannes Tumanyan and Alexander Spendiarov (sculptors Ara Sarkisyan and Ghukas Chubaryan) were erected on the Opera Square.