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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1919

The first Armenian radio station was launched during the years of the First Republic, on September 25, 1919.

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1936

The town name Erivan, which was its Russian name, was officially replaced with Yerevan.