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2016 in Armenia
Summary
The following lists events in the year
2016 in
Armenia
.
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2015
2014
2013
2016
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Armenia
→
2017
2018
2019
Decades:
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
See also:
Other events of 2016
List of years in Armenia
Incumbents
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President
:
Serzh Sargsyan
Prime Minister
:
Hovik Abrahamyan
(until 13 September),
Karen Karapetyan
(starting 13 September)
Speaker
:
Galust Sahakyan
Events
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April
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1–5 April -
2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
July
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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
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5–21 August - 33 athletes from Armenia competed at the
2016 Summer Olympics
in
Rio de Janeiro
,
Brazil
.
September
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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
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^
"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
.
^
"Military Parade Highlights Independence Day Celebrations in Armenia – Asbarez.com".