2016 in Armenia
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The following lists events in the year 2016 in Armenia.
Incumbents[]
- President: Serzh Sargsyan
- Prime Minister: Hovik Abrahamyan (until 13 September), Karen Karapetyan (starting 13 September)
- Speaker: Galust Sahakyan
Events[]
April[]
- 1-5 April - 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
July[]
- 17 July - At least one person is reportedly killed and others are taken hostage after an armed group seized control of a police building in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. The gunmen demanded the release of jailed opposition figure, Jirair Sefilian, according to the National Security Service.[1]
- 31 July - The hostage crisis comes to an end in Yerevan after the remaining gunmen laid down their arms in a police station surrender to police.[2]
August[]
- 5–21 August - 33 athletes from Armenia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
September[]
- 21 September - Armenia celebrates its 25th anniversary of its independence with a military parade on the Republic Square in the center of Yerevan.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Armenian opposition group takes hostages in Yerevan police building". the Guardian. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Remaining Gunmen In Armenia Standoff Surrender". 1 August 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ http://asbarez.com/155085/armenia-marks-25th-anniversary-of-independence-with-military-parade/
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