YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY

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1919

"Yerevan State University" was established.

By the decision of the government of the Republic of Armenia and the efforts of politician Sirakan Tigranyan, the "Yerevan State University" was established on May 16, 1919, and professor Yuri Ghambaryan was appointed as the first rector (1919–20).

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1981

The first line of the Yerevan subway was opened on 7 March.

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1866

On April 10,1866, the second female school after St. Gayane was opened in Yerevan.