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| The '''Armenian National Congress''' was a congress established in 1917 to provide representation for ].<ref>Adalian p.76</ref> It first met at the Artistic Theatre in ] on 11 October of that year.<ref>Hovannisian ''Armenia on the Road to Independence'', p.87</ref> Its formation was prompted by the confused situation in the Russian Empire towards the end of ]. The congress included more than 200 members from all over the Russian Empire, with only Armenian ] refusing to take part for ideological reasons.<ref>Hovannisian ''Republic'', pp.16-17</ref> It was dominated by the ], who had 113 representatives.<ref>Hovannisian ''Armenia on the Road to Independence'', p.87</ref>. According to ], the Congress was "the comprehensive Eastern Armenian gathering since the Russian conquest of ]"<ref>Hovannisian ''Armenia on the Road to Independence'', p.87</ref>. The Armenian National Congress supported the policies of the Russian Provisional Government concerning the war and also suggested redrawing provincial boundaries along ethnic lines.<ref>Hovannisian ''Republic'', pp.17-18</ref> It created an executive body called the Armenian National Council, headed by ]. This council eventually declared independence for Russian Armenia in May 1918.<ref>Adalian p.76</ref> | |||
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| The '''Congress of Eastern Armenians''' was a congress established in late September 1917 with representatives drawn from all the political organisations and parties of ]. There were around 200 delegates, of which 113 belonged to the ] party.<ref>Stephen F. Jones ''Socialism in Georgian Colors: the European Road to Social Democracy'' (Harvard University Press, 2005), page 259</ref> | |||
| The Council worked like a provisional government, with ministries of military, refugees, health and education. It was based in ]. Its decisions were accepted as Armenian decisions; given the conditions it was the best "plenipotentiary" representative parlementery system of the eastern Armenians. It was a member of the ]. | |||
| It had the power to negotiate with the ] and the ] and later the permanent executive committee selected by the congress declared the ]. | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| *Richard G. Hovannisian ''Armenia on the Road to Independence'' (University of California, 1967) | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| *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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The Armenian National Congress was a congress established in 1917 to provide representation for Armenians of the Russian Empire. It first met at the Artistic Theatre in Tbilisi on 11 October of that year. Its formation was prompted by the confused situation in the Russian Empire towards the end of World War One. The congress included more than 200 members from all over the Russian Empire, with only Armenian Bolsheviks refusing to take part for ideological reasons. It was dominated by the Dashnak Party, who had 113 representatives.. According to Richard Hovannisian, the Congress was "the comprehensive Eastern Armenian gathering since the Russian conquest of Transcaucasia". The Armenian National Congress supported the policies of the Russian Provisional Government concerning the war and also suggested redrawing provincial boundaries along ethnic lines. It created an executive body called the Armenian National Council, headed by Avetis Aharonian. This council eventually declared independence for Russian Armenia in May 1918.
References
- Adalian p.76
- Hovannisian Armenia on the Road to Independence, p.87
- Hovannisian Republic, pp.16-17
- Hovannisian Armenia on the Road to Independence, p.87
- Hovannisian Armenia on the Road to Independence, p.87
- Hovannisian Republic, pp.17-18
- 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)