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The '''Armenian National Congress''' ({{lang-hy|Հայոց Ազգային Խորհուրդ}}) was a political assembly established in 1917 to provide representation for [[Russian Armenia|Armenians of the Russian Empire]].<ref>Adalian p.76</ref><ref name=Herzig>{{cite book|last=Herzig|first=edited by Edmund|title=The Armenians : past and present in the making of national identity|year=2005|publisher=RoutledgeCurzon|location=London [u.a.]|isbn=9780700706396|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=kEVR88DKpGgC&dq|edition=1. publ.|coauthors=Kurkchiyan, Marina|accessdate=9 February 2013|page=95}}</ref><ref name=Derogy /> It first met at the Artistic Theatre in [[Tbilisi]] on 11 October of that year.<ref>Hovannisian ''Armenia on the Road to Independence'', p.87</ref><ref name=Uras>{{cite book|last=Uras|first=Esat|title=The Armenians in history and the Armenian question|year=1988|publisher=Documentary Publications|location=Ankara|isbn=9789757555001|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=5AhuAAAAMAAJ&q|edition=English translation of the rev. and expanded 2. ed.|accessdate=9 February 2013|page=905}}</ref><ref name=Douglas>{{cite book|last=Douglas|first=John M.|title=The Armenians|year=1992|publisher=J.J. Winthrop Corp.|location=New York, NY|isbn=9780963138101|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=aIYlAQAAMAAJ&pg|accessdate=9 February 2013|page=358}}</ref> Its formation was prompted by the opportunities the Russian Revolution provided towards for [[Armenians]] by the end of [[World War One]].<ref name=Herzig />
The '''Armenian National Congress''' ({{lang-hy|Հայոց Ազգային Խորհուրդ}}) was a political assembly established in 1917 to provide representation for [[Russian Armenia|Armenians of the Russian Empire]].<ref>Adalian p.76</ref><ref name=Herzig>{{cite book|last=Herzig|first=edited by Edmund|title=The Armenians : past and present in the making of national identity|year=2005|publisher=RoutledgeCurzon|location=London [u.a.]|isbn=9780700706396|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=kEVR88DKpGgC&dq|edition=1. publ.|coauthors=Kurkchiyan, Marina|accessdate=9 February 2013|page=95}}</ref><ref name=Derogy /> It first met at the Artistic Theatre in [[Tbilisi]] on 11 October of that year.<ref>Hovannisian ''Armenia on the Road to Independence'', p.87</ref><ref name=Uras>{{cite book|last=Uras|first=Esat|title=The Armenians in history and the Armenian question|year=1988|publisher=Documentary Publications|location=Ankara|isbn=9789757555001|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=5AhuAAAAMAAJ&q|edition=English translation of the rev. and expanded 2. ed.|accessdate=9 February 2013|page=905}}</ref><ref name=Douglas>{{cite book|last=Douglas|first=John M.|title=The Armenians|year=1992|publisher=J.J. Winthrop Corp.|location=New York, NY|isbn=9780963138101|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=aIYlAQAAMAAJ&pg|accessdate=9 February 2013|page=358}}</ref> Its formation was prompted by the opportunities the Russian Revolution provided towards for [[Armenians]] by the end of [[World War One]].<ref name=Herzig />


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The Armenian National Congress (Armenian: Հայոց Ազգային Խորհուրդ) was a political assembly established in 1917 to provide representation for Armenians of the Russian Empire.[1][2][3] It first met at the Artistic Theatre in Tbilisi on 11 October of that year.[4][5][6] Its formation was prompted by the opportunities the Russian Revolution provided towards for Armenians by the end of World War One.[2]

The congress included more than 200 members from all over the Russian Empire, with only Armenian Bolsheviks refusing to take part for ideological reasons.[7] It was dominated by the Dashnak Party, who had 113 representatives.[8][9][10][6]

Since a real government did not exist in the Yerevan province of Armenia, the Armenian National Congress served as a government for the province.[11] According to Richard Hovannisian, the Congress was "the most comprehensive Eastern Armenian gathering since the Russian conquest of Transcaucasia".[12] The immediate objectives of the Congress was to devise a strategy for the war effort, provide relief for refugees, and provide local autonomy for various Armenian runned institutions throughout the Caucausus.[2] The Congress also called for the militarization of the Caucasus front.[13] The Armenian National Congress supported the policies of the Russian Provisional Government concerning the war, and also suggested redrawing provincial boundaries along ethnic lines.[14] The Congress was instrumental in the secularization of Armenian schools and the nationalization of secondary Armenian schools.[13]

It created an executive body called the Armenian National Council, headed by Avetis Aharonian.[3][15][16] This council eventually declared independence for the Democratic Republic of Armenia in May 1918.[17][2][3]

References

  1. ^ Adalian p.76
  2. ^ a b c d Herzig, edited by Edmund (2005). The Armenians : past and present in the making of national identity (1. publ. ed.). London [u.a.]: RoutledgeCurzon. p. 95. ISBN 9780700706396. Retrieved 9 February 2013. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b c Derogy, Jacques (1990). Resistance and Revenge: The Armenian Assassination of the Turkish Leaders Responsible for the 1915 Massacres and Deportations. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 9781412833165.
  4. ^ Hovannisian Armenia on the Road to Independence, p.87
  5. ^ Uras, Esat (1988). The Armenians in history and the Armenian question (English translation of the rev. and expanded 2. ed. ed.). Ankara: Documentary Publications. p. 905. ISBN 9789757555001. Retrieved 9 February 2013. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help)
  6. ^ a b Douglas, John M. (1992). The Armenians. New York, NY: J.J. Winthrop Corp. p. 358. ISBN 9780963138101. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  7. ^ Hovannisian Republic, pp.16-17
  8. ^ Hovannisian Armenia on the Road to Independence, p.87
  9. ^ Kurkjian, Vahan M. (2008). A history of Armenia. Los Angeles, CA: Indo-European Publishing. ISBN 9781604440126.
  10. ^ Weekly summaries : Nov. 2, 1918-Febr. 1, 1919. New York u.a.: United States Military Intelligence [1917-1927], Volume 6. 1978. ISBN 9780824030056.
  11. ^ Teghtsoonian, Oksen Teghtsoonian ; Robert (2003). From Van to Toronto : a life in two worlds. New York: IUniverse, Inc. ISBN 9780595274154. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Hovannisian Armenia on the Road to Independence, p.87
  13. ^ a b Marshall, Alex (2008). The Caucasus under Soviet rule (1. publ. ed.). London: Routledge. p. 86. ISBN 9780415410120. Retrieved 9 February 2013. {{cite book}}: More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help)
  14. ^ Hovannisian Republic, pp.17-18
  15. ^ Bardakjian, Kevork B. (2000). A reference guide to modern Armenian literature, 1500-1920 : with an introductory history. Detroit: Wayne State Univ. Press. p. 263-264. ISBN 9780814327470. Retrieved 9 February 2013. {{cite book}}: More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ J. Hacikyan, Agop (2005). The Heritage of Armenian Literature From The Eighteenth Century To Modern Times. Detroit: Wayne State Univ Pr. ISBN 9780814332214.
  17. ^ Adalian p.76

Sources

  • Richard G. Hovannisian Armenia on the Road to Independence (University of California, 1967)
  • Richard G. Hovanissian The Republic of Armenia: The First Year 1918-19 (University of California, 1971)
  • Rouben Paul Adalian Historical Dictionary of Armenia (Scarecrow Press, 2010)
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