Democratic Liberal Party of Armenia

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This article is about party established in the 1990s in Armenia.
For party established in Van in 1885, see Armenian Democratic Liberal Party
For the party established in 2009 in Armenia, see Armenakan-Democratic Liberal Party
Democratic Liberal Party
of Armenia
Hayastani Ramgavar Azatakan Kusaktsutyun

  Հայաստանի Ռամկավար Ազատական Կուսակցություն  
Leader Harutyun Mirzakhanian
Founded ?
Headquarters Yerevan
Ideology Liberalism
International affiliation ?

Democratic Liberal Party of Armenia or in abbreviation ADLA (Armenian: Հայաստանի Ռամկավար Ազատական Կուսակցություն (ՀՌԱԿ)), is an Armenian political party established in Armenia after the declaration of independence in 1991. Its chairman was Harutyun Mirzakhanian and is presently presided by Harutiun Arakelian. In 2008 three parties in Armenia, the National Rebirth, Dashink, and Liberal Progressive Parties dissolved into the ADLA.

The Democratic Liberal Party of Armenia (ADLA) is not to be confused with the historical Armenian Democratic Liberal Party (ADL) (Armenian: Ռամկավար Ազատական Կուսակցություն (ՌԱԿ) ) also known as the Ramgavar Party, which is a powerful long-standing Armenian party in the Armenian diaspora established in 1885 by Mekertich Portukalian under the name Armenakan Party (Armenian: Արմենական կուսակցություն) and later named Democratic Liberal Party (ADL), although there may be certain alliances between the two parties.