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Historical Milestones
| IV-III Millenary B.C. | Origin of pre-Armenian tribal unions on the territory of Armenian upland. |
| 859 B.C. | Mention of the first king of Urartu - Arame in Assyrian cuneiforms. |
| 782 B.C. | The foundation of stronghold-town Erebuni. |
| 550 B.C. | Mention of the Armenian empire in the chronicles of Xenophont |
| 520 B.C. | Mention of the country Arminiya and people Armina in Bekhistoun trilingual inscription of the Persian king Dareh I. |
| VI-V centuries B.C. | Completion of ethnic formation of the Armenian people and the Armenian language. |
| 95-56 B.C. | Reign of Tigran II (the Great), the age of flourishing of ancient Armenian state. |
| 301 | Adoption by the Armenians of Christianity as a state religion of Armenia. |
| 387 | Division of the ancient Armenian state between Rome and Persia |
| 405 | Creation of Armenian written language by the Armenian scientist and enlightener Mesrop Mashtots |
| 451 | May 26 Battle of the commander Vardan Mamikonyan with the Persians by the river Tghmut (the Avarayr battle). |
| 859 | Armenia becomes a vassal state to Arabian Caliphate. |
| 885 | Foundation of the dynasty of Bagratides and the reestablishment of independent statehood of Armenia. |
| 1045 | Conquest of Armenia by Vyzantium and Seljuk Turks. |
| 1080 | Foundation of the Roubenides dynasty of the Kilikian Armenian state. |
| 1124 | Liberation of town Ani from Seljuk Turks. |
| 1236 | Beginning of the invasion of Mongols in Armenia. |
| 1375 | Fall of the Kilikian Armenian state from invasion of Egyptian Mamelukes. |
| 1441 | Transfer of the throne of Catholicos of all Armenians to Echmiadzin. |
| 1639 | Division of Armenian state between Ottoman Turkey and Persia. |
| XVI century | Appeal of the Armenians to the European states asking for protection from Turks and Persians. |
| XVII century | Armenian embassies in Russia. |
| 1722 | Approach of Russian army to the Caspian Sea. Conquest of Baku, Derbent. |
| 1724 | David-Bek creates an independent Armenian principality in Kapan. |
| 1812 | Victory of Russians over Persians in a battle by Araks river. |
| 1813 | Russia and Persia sign the Gyulistan agreement. |
| 1826-1828 | Second war with Persia. The joining of Eastern Armenia to Russia by the Turkmanchai agreement. |
| 1828 | Formation of Armenian province in Russian Empire. |
| 1849 | Creation of Erivan government in Russian Empire. |
| 1878, March | Signing of the San-Stephan agreement. |
| 1878, July | Signing of the Berlin agreement. |
| 1894, Summer | Massacre of Armenians in Sasoun. |
| 1895, Autumn | Massacre of Armenians in Constantinople, Trapezund, Erzeroum, Sebastia, Van, Bayazet. |
| 1909, April | Massacre of Armenians in Adan. |
| 1914 August 1 | The beginning of the First World War. |
| 1914 October | Turkey joins the war on Germany's side. |
| 1914 | Armenian military men in the Turkish army are exterminated |
| 1915 | Deportation and genocide of Armenians, expelled to the deserts of Siria and Mesopotamia. |
| 1915 April 24 | Extermination of Armenian intelligentsia of Constantinople. |
| 1917 October 25 | Victory of Socialist Revolution in Petrograd |
| 1918 May 21-28 | Battles of Armenian people with the Turkish troops by Sardarapat, Karaklis, Bash-Aparan. |
| 1918 May 28 | Reestablishment of Armenian statehood, proclamation of the Republic of Armenia. |
| 1920 November 29 | Establishment of Soviet power in Armenia. |
| 1991 September 21 | Proclamation of the independence of Armenia. |
