The Armenian forces give an effective blow on the enemies. The Armenians were fighting fate determining battles. Turkey suffered major loses on all the fronts.
May 28 becomes the birthday of the Republic of Armenia.
February 12- The Armenian Republic and the National Delegation draft a document and present it to the post-WWI peace meeting demanding the creation of Armenia from sea to sea.
April 24-28- Gars region is given to Armenia and the pre-1914 borders are reconsidered.
May 1- The mineral mines are nationalized.
May 2- The Armenian Army continues its advances and in May 2 takes over the railways connecting Arpacha and Sarenghamish
May 9- The Armenian Army takes over Mertineng
May 20- Continuing its advances, the Armenian Army enters Nakhichevan.
May 25- The first exhibition displaying the works of Armenian artists opens in Yerevan.
May 28- The Armenian Government declares the creation of an independent, united and democratic Armenia.
June 21-23- Parliamentary elections take place.
October 1- The newly elected parliament takes office with Sahakian as the chairman of the body.
October 5- Khadisian forms a new government.
September 20- The parliament decides to create an Ethnographical and Anthropological museum.
October 12- In Yerevan a radio station is built.
December 26- The parliament decrees Armenian as the official language of the republic.
1920January 19- The Allies de facto recognize the Armenian Government.
January 31- In Alexandrapole, with a big celebration, the first Armenian University opens its doors. The university was later moved to Yerevan.
February- 18 The Armenian Red Cross is established.
March 1- The government allocates 50 million roubles for agricultural development. For the first time farmers receive exported mechanized farm machinery.
April 1- The Azeri Turks attack the Armenian population in the Shoushi region. Violence erupts between Azeries and Armenians in the Nagorno-Kharabakh region.
April-May- The Bolsheviks stage uprisings in Armenia.
May 5- Khadisian resigns. The parliament appoints a new government. Armenian Revolutionary Federation’s Bureau becomes the new government and H. Ohanchanian as the prime minister.
May- The government suppresses the Bolshevik insurgence.
October 10- Avedis Aharonian signs the Treaty of Sevres.
September 23- Without a declaration of war the Turks attack, starting the Turko-Armenian war.
October 13- Mr. Lerkan, the soviet representative, arrives in Yerevan and proposes the following terms.
Consider the Treaty of Sevres non-binding.
Allow the Red Army to pass through Armenia
Allow the Soviet Government to negotiate Armenia’s borders.
The Armenian Government refuses the terms.
October 20-26- Bloody battles over Sourmalia. Under the leadership of Tro, the Armenian Army destroys the Turks.
November 23- The government of Ohanchanian resigns and after 2 days S. Vratsian forms a new government.
November 29- With the help of Azeries and the Red Army, Armenian Communists enter Ichevan.
November 30- On behalf of the Communist Party and the Soviet Government, Mr. Lerkan gives an ultimatum to the Armenians demanding them to join the Soviet Union. Talks begin between Tro and Lerkan.
December 2- Armenia is declared a Soviet Republic. In Alexandrapole a peace treaty is signed between Turkey and Armenia.
December 25- Zankezour, which was saved from the Bolsheviks, declares itself autonomous under the leadership of K. Njdeh.
1921
Bolshevik suppression in Armenia. Many Armenians, including Hamazasb and Ghorghanian were arrested and killed in the prisons. L. Shant, Kachaznouni and other leaders were also arrested.
January 21- Armenian Army officers, around 1200, were exiled to Russia. The list of exiled officers included Nazarpekian, Siligian, Hakhverdian and Kamazian.
February 8- Saviours of Armenia Committee organizes a revolution against the Bolsheviks.
April 19- The Trans-Caucasus Communist Committee’s secretary Orchonigitse prosecutes the Armenian Communists who were the cause for the February Revolutions.
Miasnigian becomes the leader of the Armenian Revolutionary Committee.
May 16- The Moscow Treaty is signed. This treaty gave Gars and Ardahan to Turkey and Nakhichevan to Azerbeijan. The same day, Soghomon Tehliliran assassinates Talat Pasha.
October 13- Soviet Armenia and Turkey sign the Gars Treaty which was a slightly different version of the Moscow Treaty.