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2012 in Armenia

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The following lists events that happened during 2012 in the Republic of Armenia.

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Incumbents

  • President: Serzh Sargsyan
  • Prime Minister: Tigran Sargsyan

    • January

  • January 23 - The French Senate passes a bill that makes it illegal for citizens to deny the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman Empire.

    • May

  • May 4 - Official figures indicate that at least 144 people were injured at an Armenian government campaign event in Yerevan's central square after an explosion during a political rally.
  • May 6 - Voters in Armenia go to the polls for a parliamentary election with exit polls showing the ruling Republican Party doing well.

    • June

  • June 5 - Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shooting dead five of its soldiers on the border of those two countries, a day after three Armenians were killed.
  • June 6 - A new clash kills an Armenian soldier in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

    • August

  • August 31 - Armenia suspends diplomatic relations with Hungary after Ramil Safarov's extradition to Azerbaijan.

    • References

    2012 in Armenia Wikipedia
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