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Events of the year 2022 in Armenia.
Incumbents
- President: Armen Sarkissian (until 1 February), Alen Simonyan (from 1 February to 13 March, acting President), Vahagn Khachaturyan (from 13 March)
- Prime Minister: Nikol Pashinyan
- Speaker: Alen Simonyan
Events
Ongoing
January
- 1 January – Armenia lifts its embargo on Turkey.[1]
- 11 January – 2021–2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis: Three Armenian soldiers and one Azerbaijani soldier are killed in a shootout at the border town of Verin Shorzha, Gegharkunik Province.[2][3]
- 14 January – The first meeting of the normalization process of Armenia–Turkey relations was held in Moscow, Russia.[4]
- 23 January – President Armen Sarkissian resigned, replaced by Alen Simonyan as acting president.[5]
February
- 4–20 February – 6 athletes from Armenia competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[6]
- 24 February – The second meeting of the normalization process of Armenia–Turkey relations was held in Vienna, Austria.[7]
March
- 13 March – Vahagn Khachaturyan is sworn in as President of Armenia.[8]
April
- 25 April – Start of protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
June
- 19 June – The protests came to an end after the opposition failed to achieve popular support.
July
- 10 July – International Biology Olympiad held in Yerevan between 10–18 July.
August
- 14 August – 2022 Yerevan explosion.[9]
September
- 5 September – Starmus Festival held in Yerevan.
- 12–14 September – September 2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan clashes
October
- 20 October – The European Union Monitoring Capacity to Armenia begins operations.
- 21 October – The OSCE Needs Assessment Team in Armenia begins operations.
December
- 11 December – The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was held in Yerevan at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex, and was won by French singer Lissandro.
- 12 December – Start of a blockade in Artsakh.
- 20 December – The EU Planning Assistance Team in Armenia becomes active.
Deaths
January
- 11 January – Razmik Davoyan, Armenian poet (born 1940).[10]
- 24 January – Vachik Mangassarian, Armenian actor (born 1943), complications from COVID-19.[11]
February
- 4 February – Arthur Grigoryan, Armenian composer (born 1958).[12]
See also
References
Notes
Citations
- ↑ "Ermenistan'dan Türkiye kararı: Ambargo kaldırıldı". Haber7.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ↑ Musayelyan, Suren. "Armenia, Azerbaijan Trade Blame For Deadly Shooting Along Border". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ↑ "Deadly clashes break out once more at Armenia-Azerbaijan border". France 24. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ↑ ռ/կ, Ազատություն (14 January 2022). "Մոսկվայում մեկնարկել է հայ և թուրք բանագնացների առաջին հանդիպումը". «Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան (in Armenian). Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ↑ "Armenian president resigns". National Post. 23 January 2022.
- ↑ Ghazanchyan, Siranush (18 January 2022). "Beijing 2022: Armenia to have six representatives at Winter Olympics". www.en.armradio.am/. Public Radio of Armenia. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ↑ ռ/կ, Ազատություն (3 February 2022). "Հայաստանի և Թուրքիայի հատուկ ներկայացուցիչների հաջորդ հանդիպումը՝ փետրվարի 24-ին' Վիեննայում". «Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան (in Armenian). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ↑ "Vahagn Khachaturyan sworn in as 5th President of Armenia". Armenpress.am. Armenpress. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ↑ "Fireworks explosion in Armenia's capital kills at least 2, injures dozens". CBC News. 14 August 2022.
- ↑ Armenian poet Razmik Davoyan dies aged 81
- ↑ Vachik Mangassarian, Veteran Character Actor, Dies at 78
- ↑ "Composer Arthur Grigoryan dies aged 63". Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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