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ARMENIA MARKED INDEPENDENCE DAY ON SEPTEMBER 21
PanARMENIAN.Net
22.09.2008 12:19 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Republic of Armenia marked the 17th anniversary
of independence on September 21. By tradition, the Armenian leadership
and public attended Yerablur Pantheon to lay wreaths to the Karabakh
war memorial.
Festivities were held throughout the republic. The national holiday
ended in fireworks in Republic Square.
The Declaration on Independence was adopted by the Supreme Council
of the Republic of Armenia on August 23, 1990.
Following the outcomes of a national referendum on September 21,
1991, when 94,99 per cent of the population voted for secession from
the Soviet Union, the SC proclaimed Armenia an independent state.
PanARMENIAN.Net
22.09.2008 12:19 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Republic of Armenia marked the 17th anniversary
of independence on September 21. By tradition, the Armenian leadership
and public attended Yerablur Pantheon to lay wreaths to the Karabakh
war memorial.
Festivities were held throughout the republic. The national holiday
ended in fireworks in Republic Square.
The Declaration on Independence was adopted by the Supreme Council
of the Republic of Armenia on August 23, 1990.
Following the outcomes of a national referendum on September 21,
1991, when 94,99 per cent of the population voted for secession from
the Soviet Union, the SC proclaimed Armenia an independent state.