First Republic of Armenia

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The First Republic of Armenia was the short-lived independent Armenian state that existed from 1918 to 1920 following the collapse of the Russian Empire, laying the foundations for modern Armenian statehood.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical country
sovereign state
alsoKnownAs First Republic of Armenia
surface form: First Armenian Republic

First Republic of Armenia
surface form: Independent Republic of Armenia (1918–1920)
borderingCountry Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
Democratic Republic of Georgia
First Republic of Turkey (Ankara Government)
Qajar Iran
surface form: Persia (Qajar Iran)
capital Yerevan, Armenia
surface form: Erevan

Yerevan, Armenia
surface form: Yerevan
coatOfArmsFeature Mount Ararat
continent Asia
country Armenia
currency ruble
dominantChurch Armenian Apostolic Church
endDate 1920-12-02
event Declaration of independence on 1918-05-28
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
surface form: Sovietization of Armenia (1920)

Treaty of Batum (1918)
Treaty of Sèvres
surface form: Treaty of Sèvres (1920)

Turkish–Armenian War (1920)
firstPrimeMinister Hovhannes Kajaznuni
flagDescription tricolour of red, blue, and orange horizontal stripes
followedBy Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
foundingPoliticalParty Armenian Revolutionary Federation
governmentType parliamentary republic
headOfState Alexander Khatisian
Hamo Ohanjanyan
Hovhannes Kajaznuni
Simon Vratsian
headOfStateTitle Chairman of the Government
Prime Minister
historicalEra Interwar period
World War I aftermath
lastPrimeMinister Simon Vratsian
legislature Parliament of Armenia
locatedIn South Caucasus
South Caucasus
surface form: Transcaucasia
notablePrimeMinister Alexander Khatisian
Hamo Ohanjanyan
officialLanguage Armenian language
surface form: Armenian
officialName Armenia
surface form: Republic of Armenia
playedRoleIn formation of modern Armenian statehood
precededBy Russian Empire
Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic
recognizedBy Allied Powers of World War I
religion Christianity
shortName First Republic of Armenia self-link
startDate 1918-05-28
successorState Armenia
surface form: Republic of Armenia (1991–present)

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First Republic of Armenia alsoKnownAs First Republic of Armenia
this entity surface form: First Armenian Republic
First Republic of Armenia alsoKnownAs First Republic of Armenia
this entity surface form: Independent Republic of Armenia (1918–1920)
Democratic Republic of Georgia borderedBy First Republic of Armenia
Armenia historicalPredecessor First Republic of Armenia
Armenians modernState First Republic of Armenia
First Republic of Armenia shortName First Republic of Armenia self-link
Erivan Governorate successor First Republic of Armenia
Mer Hayrenik usedBy First Republic of Armenia