2020 in Armenia
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Events from the year 2020 in Armenia.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- March 1 - 1st case of COVID-19 in Armenia[1][2]
- March 16 - 2020 Armenian constitutional referendum postponed[3]
- March 18 - 444 people in quarantine at the Golden Palace Hotel of Tsaghkadzor and the Monte Melkonian Military College of Dilijan.[4]
- March 29 - Confirmed cases rise to 424
- April 5 - Original planned date of the 2020 Armenian constitutional referendum[5]
- July 12-15 - July 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes
- September 27-November 10 - The Second Nagorno-Karabakh war.
- October 8 - Deaths reported to be caused by coronavirus reach over 1,000.
- November 6 - COVID-19 cases reach over 100,000.
- November 10 - 2020 Armenian protests
Deaths
[edit]- July 20 - Boka, singer and songwriter (b. 1949)
- October 28 - Gurgen Egiazaryan, politician and civil servant (b. 1948)
- November 14 - Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Russian-Armenian actor (b. 1935)
- November 19 -
- Sebouh Chouldjian, Turkish-born Armenian Apostolic prelate, Archbishop of Gougark (since 1996) (b. 1959)[6]
- Manvel Grigoryan, military officer and politician, Deputy (2012–2018) (b. 1957)
- November 20 - Rita Sargsyan, Armenian socialite, First Lady (2008–2018) (b. 1962)[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "First Case of Coronavirus Confirmed in Armenia". Asbarez.com. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Armenia reports first coronavirus infection". Reuters. 1 March 2020. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Armenia declares one-month state of emergency for coronavirus". Reuters. 2020-03-01. Archived from the original on March 17, 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ^ "COVID-19: Updates From Armenia". Archived from the original on 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ Armenia to Hold Referendum on Constitutional Court in April The New York Times, 9 February 2020
- ^ Primate of Gugark Diocese Archbishop Sebouh Chouldjian dies of Covid-19
- ^ Armenian ex-President’s wife Rita Sargsyan dies aged 58
