Today, Armenia is celebrating the 101st anniversary of the First Republic.
On May 28, 1918, Armenia achieved independence, seceding from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic, which formed after the collapse of the Russian Empire.
The First Republic existed only for two years. On December 2, 1920, the government led by Prime Minister Simon Vratsyan signed an agreement with the RSFSR, and the Armenian SSR was formed. It existed until the collapse of the USSR in 1991.
Since 1992, May 28 is formally celebrated in Armenia as Republic Day, and it is a non-working day.
On the occasion of the Republic Day Armenian President Armen Sarkisyan urged to be be grateful to all those who in 1918 had created the First Armenian Republic.
