| History of Armenia |
| 2492.B.C. | Beginning of the Armenian old calendar |
| 835-825.B.C. | Foundation of Dushba (Van), Capital of the Kingdom of Urartu |
| 782 B.C. | Foundation of the Erebuni (Yerevan) by King Argishti of Urartu |
| 590-585 B.C. | Fall of the Kingdom of Urartu |
| 585-550 B.C. | The struggle of Armenia against Marasdan |
| 521-520 B.C. | The revolt of the Armenia against the Achamenid Kingdom of Iran |
| 401-400 B.C. | The retreat of Xenophon and the Greek Army through Armenia |
| 334 B.C. | Invasion by Alexander the Great |
| 331 B.C. | The establishment of Kingdoms of Armenia Major and Armenia Minor |
| 312 B.C. | The establishment of Seleucid Kingdom |
| 240 B.C. | The establishment of the Armenian Kingdom of Dsopk |
| 220 B.C. | Armenia Major and Dsopk accept the rule of the Seleucid Kingdom |
| 208-188 B.C. | Foundation of Yervantashat Capital of Armenia |
| 190 B.C. | Battle of Magnesia and the defeat of Seleucids by the Romans |
| 189 B.C. | Establishment of Ardashesian Kingdom in Armenia |
| 180-160 B.C. | Foundation of Ariashad, the Capital of Armenia |
| 95 B.C. | Elevation of Tigran II (the Great) to the Armenian throne |
| 80-70 B.C. | Foundation of Tigranakert the capital of the Armenian Empire |
| 69 B.C. | Lucullus, the Roman general invades Armenia and occupies Tigranakert |
| 66 B.C. | The invasion of Armenia by Pompey. Roman-Armenian Treaty |
| 1 A.D. | Fall of Artashisian Kingdom |
| 64 A.D. | Establishment of Arshakuni Kingdom in Armenia |
| 111-140 | Construction of Vagharshapat, the Capital of Armenia |
| 298 | Elevation of King Dertad III to the Armenian Throne |
| 301 | Adoption of Christianity as State Religion |
| 340 | Foundation of Dvin, the Capital of Armenia |
| 361 | Birth of St. Mesrob Mashtots in the village of Hatsegats in Taron |
| 368 | The imprisonment of King Arshak II in the Anhush fortress |
| 371 | The Battle of Tsira |
| 374 | Assassination of King Bab |
| 406 | The creation of Armenian alphabet |
| 428 | Fall of Arshakuni Kingdom |
| 440 | Death of St. Mesrob Mashtots |
| 451 | Battle of Avarayr and martyrdom of Vartan Mamikonian |
| 484 | The Treaty of Nvarsag |
| 536 | The first revolt of Armenia against Byzantine Empire |
| 591 | The second partition of Armenia between Byzantium and Persia |
| 618 | Construction of St. Hripsime Church |
| 640 | The first Arab invasion of Armenia and occupation of Dvin |
| 643-652 | Construction of Zvartnots Cathedral |
| 661-682 | Grigor Mamikonian, Governor of Armenia |
| 703 | The first Armenian revolt against the Arabs and the battle of Vartanagerd |
| 885 | Elevation of Ashot Bagraduni to the Armenian Throne. Establishment of Bagraduni Kingdom |
| 908-1022 | Ardzruni Kingdom in Vaspurakan |
| 921-942 | The construction of Aghtamar Cathedral by architect Manuel |
| 948 | Birth of St. Grigor Naregatsi |
| 961 | Foundation of Ant, the capital of Armenia |
| 1001 | The completion of Ant Cathedral by architect Drtad |
| 1045 | Occupation of Ant by Byzantium |
| 1071 | The Battle of Manazkert and the occupation of Armenia by Seljukids |
| 1080 | Establishment of independent Armenian principalities in Cilicia |
| 1085 | Liberation of the greater part of Armenia by the Zakarian brothers |
| 1187 | Beginning of Levon II's rule in Cilicia |
| 1199 | Coronation of Levon II, King Cilicia |
| 1220 | Elevation of Hetum I to the Cilicia Throne |
| 1236-1243 | Mongol invasion of Armenia |
| 1281 | Official confirmation of the Armenian patriarchate of Jerusalem |
| 1344 | Invasion of Armenia by Turkmen tribes |
| 1375 | Fall of the Kingdom of Cilicia |
| 1411-1467 | Armenia under the rule of Kara Koyounlou Turkmen tribe |
| 1441 | The re-establishment of the Catholicosate in Holy Etchmiadzin |
| 1461 | Establishment of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople |
| 1467-1502 | Armenia under the rule of Ak Koyounlou Turkmen tribe |
| 1502 | Establishment of Safavid (Iranian) rule in Eastern Armenia |
| 1512 | Barzadoumar, the first Armenian book printed in Venice |
| 1604 | Deportation of more than 350,000 Armenians to Iran by Shah Abbas |
| 1666 | Printing of the first Armenian Bible in Amsterdam |
| 1677 | The secret meeting of Etchmiadzin for the liberation of Armenia |
| 1699 | The secret meeting of Angeghagot under the leadership of Israel Ori |
| 1717 | Establishment of Mckhitarist Order in San Lazarro Island |
| 1725-1728 | The liberation struggle in Siwnik and Karabagh under the leadership of David Beg |
| 1749 | Publication of "Haigazian Dictionary" by Abbot Mkhitar |
| 1761 | The negotiations of Hovsep Emin in St. Petersburg |
| 1794 | The publication of the first Armenian periodical "Asdarar" in Madras, India |
| 1827 | Tile occupation of Yerevan by the Russian Army |
| 1828 | Treaty of Turkmanchai. Establishment of Russian rule in Eastern Armenia |
| 1829 | The Treaty of Adrianopol |
| 1829 | Mass migration of Western Armenians to Eastern Armenia |
| 1831 | Official recognition of Armenian Catholic Community by Ottomans |
| 1836 | Proclamation of Polozhenic, the Armenian Church By-Laws under Russian rule |
| 1839 | Proclamation of "Tanzimat" by Sultan Abdul Mejid, promising civil fights and security to all the subjects of Ottoman Empire |
| 1848 | Official recognition of the Armenian Evangelical community by the Ottomans |
| 1860 | Adoption of the National constitution by Armenians under Ottoman rule |
| 1862 | Confirmation of the National Constitution by the Ottoman government. The revolt of Zeitun |
| 1878 | Treaty of St. Stefano |
| 1878 | The Congress and Treaty of Berlin |
| 1879 | The creation of "Secret Union of Upper Armenia" in Garin |
| 1881 | The creation of "Bashdban Hayreniats" Association in Constantinople |
| 1882 | The first demonstration against the Sultan in Garin |
| 1885 | The establishment of Armenakan party in Van |
| 1886 | Publication of 'Hunchag" in Geneva. Beginning of Hunchag party |
| 1890 | Foundation of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation in Tbilsi |
| 1892 | Election of Catholicos Khrimian Hayrig |
| 1894 | First revolt of Sassoon |
| 1895 | Introduction of the reformation plan for the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire by the major European powers |
| 1895/96 | Armenian massacres by Sultan Hamid |
| 1896 | Occupation of Bank Ottoman |
| 1903 | The Russian goverment attempts to confiscate the Church estates of St. Etchmiadzin |
| 1905/6 | Armenian-Tatar fighting in Baku, Yerevan, Nakhichevan, Kharabagh, Zankezur, Gonja and Tbilisi |
| 1907 | Death of Khrimian Hayrig |
| 1908 | Proclamation of Ottoman Constitution |
| 1909 | Massacres of Adana |
| 1914-18 | First World War |
| 1914-15 | Creation of Armenian Voluntary Brigades |
| April 24, 1915 | Beginning of the Armenian Genocide. Armenian intellectuals and leaders arrested in Constantinople |
| 1915-1917 | Armenian Genocide |
| 1915 | The heroic resistance of Van under the leadership of Aram Manougian |
| 1915 | The resistance of Shabin Karahisar |
| 1915 | The heroic resistance of Musa Dagh and Urfa |
| 1917 | Following the February revolution in Russia, creation of special Committee liar Transcausasia (OZAKOM). Pans of Western Armenia liberated by Armenian and Russian fighters is declared as a separate region. |
| May 28, 1918 | Following the heroic battles of Sartarabad, Bash Abaran and Gharakilise, Armenia declares independence. |
| 1919 | Official proclamation of united and independent Armenia |
| Aug. 10, 1920 | Treaty of Sevres |
| Dec. 2, 1920 | Fall of the Independent Republic of Armenia |
| 1921 | Popular revolt against the Communist rule in Armenia |
| 1921 | Assassination of Talaat Pasha by Soghomon Tehlirian |
| 1930 | Establishment of the Catholicosate of Cilicia in Antelias, Lebanon |
| 1955 | Election and Consecration of H.H. Vasken I, Catholicos of all Armenians |
| 1956 | Election and Consecration of H.H. Zareh I, Catholicos of Cilicia |
| 1963 | Death of Catholicos Zareh I |
| 1963 | Election and consecration of H.H. Khoren I, Catholicos of Cilicia |
| 1977 | Election and consecration of H.H. Karekin II, Coadjutor Catholicos of Cilicia |
| 1983 | Death of H.H. Khoren I, Catholicos of Cilicia |
| 1988 | Beginning of popular demonstrations in Armenia for the liberation of Artsakh (Nagomo Karabagh) |
| Dec. 7, 1988 | Disastrous Earthquake of Armenia |
| 1990 | Parliamentary elections in Armenia. Formation of the national parliament Election of Levon Ter-Petrossian, President of the Parliament |
| 1990 | Adoption of the process of independence of Armenia |
| 1990 | Adoption of Tricolor as national flag of the new republic |
| 1991 | Adoption of "Mer Hayrenik" as national anthem for the new republic Armenia becomes an independent country lbllowing the overwhelming approval of a national referendum. |
| Oct. 16, 1991 | Levon Ter-Petrossian becomes Armenia's first democratically Elected president. |
| 1991 | AT&T begins direct-dial long-distance service to Armenia |
| Nov. 11, 1991 | Levon Ter-Petrossyan is inaugurated as the first President of the Republic of Armenia |
| 1991 | President Ter-Petrossyan meets for the first time with U.S. President George Bush |
| 1991 | President Ter-Petrossyan meets with Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in Ottawa |
| Dec. 25, 1991 | U.S. President George Bush announces that the United States officially recognizes the independent Republic of Armenia |
| 1992 | U.S. Embassy opens in Armenia, the first foreign country to set up a diplomatic mission in Armenia |
| March 1992 | Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Washington, DC opens its doors and Armenia becomes a member of the United Nations |
| April 1992 | Armenia is the first of the former Soviet republics to sign a comprehensive bilateral trade agreement with the United States |
| April 1992 | Armenia signs the Paris Charter of the Conference on Security and Cooperation (CSCE) in Europe thus becoming a member of the organization, which is a forum for European countries to discuss defense, human rights, and economic cooperation |
| May 1992 | Armenia submits a formal request to the United Nations Security Councilto convene to address the conflict in Nagorno-Karabagh. The Security Council meets on May 12 and decides to send a fact-finding mission to Nagorno-Karabagh |
| May 1992 | Armenia becomes the 163rd country and the sixth former Soviet republic to sign the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund thus becoming a member of the organization. |
| June 1992 | Armenian Foreign Minister Raffi Hovannisian attends and is a featured speaker at the North Atlantic Cooperation Council Meeting in Oslo, Norway, largely focusing on the need for an immediate cease-fire by Azerbaijan and Nagomo-Karabagh and international mediation to resolve the conflict through peaceful negotiations |
| 1992 | Armenia suspends its participation in the third round of the Preliminary Emergency Meeting of the Minsk Group, which had been convened by the CSCE to address the conflict in Nagomo-Karabagh. Armenia cites obstruction by the Turkish and Azerbaijani delegations in preventing consensus among the 11 participating countries and failure to find a way to allow the elected representatives of Nagorno-Karabagh to participate in the peace talks as the compelling reasons for its action |
| 1992 | U.S. Peace Corps start-up team arrives in Yerevan, Armenia's capital city, to begin setting up an official Peace Corps office and full-scale volunteer program in Armenia. Forty Peace Corps volunteers are scheduled to arrive in Yerevan on December 7, 1992, for a two-year stint |
| 1992 | Armenia is accepted as an Observer to the Non-Aligned Movement during its summit meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Sept. 10, 1992 | Armenia becomes the 168th member of the Word Bank, under the sponsorship of the Netherands |
| 1994 | Catholicos Vazgen I passes away in Yerevan |
| 1995 | Election and Consecration of His Holiness Karekin I, Catholicos of all Armenians |
| 1995 | Election and consecration of His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of Cilicia |
| 1998 | President Levon Ter Bedrossian elected for a second term. |
| 1998 | President Levon Ter Bedrossian resigns |
| 1998 | Robert Kocharian is Elected President of Armenia |
| June 29, 1999 | H.H. Karekin I, Catholicos of all Armenians passes away in Yerevan |
| Oct. 27, 1999 | Armed gunmen enter the National Assembly building in Yerevan and shoot dead eight members of the Armenian Parliament -- including the former Defense Minister and Prime Minister Vazgen Sarkisyan, and the Speaker of the Parliament, former Communist-era leader, Karen Demirchyan. |
| Oct. 27, 1999 | H.H. Karekin II Nersissian was elected the 132nd Catholicos of All Armenians |
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