YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY

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1968

Yerevan residents and guests celebrated the city's 2750th anniversary. The Erebuni museum was opened at the foot of Arin Berd hill. Armenian weavers created the famous Erebuni carpet and the Yerevan Experimental Tobacco Factory started the production of "Arin Berd" and "Erebuni" cigarettes, which became very popular.

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1933

The first tram began operating in Yerevan.

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1991

Vladimir Lenin's monument was dismantled, prior to the independence of Armenia. The statue was erected in 1940.

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