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Timeline of Yerevan
The following is a of the
history
of the
city
of
Yerevan
,
Armenia
.
Prior to 20th century
782 BCE - Settlement founded by
Argishti I of Urartu
.
590s CE -
Katoghike Tsiranavor Church of Avan
built.
1582 - Turks in power.
1583 -
Yerevan Fortress
built.
1615 - Town besieged by Turkish forces.
1679 - 4 June:
1679 Armenia earthquake
1830 -
Red Bridge
rebuilt.
1837 -
Tsarskaya Street
opens.
1842 -
Saint Sarkis Cathedral
rebuilt.
1873 - Population: 11,938.
1877 -
Yerevan Ararat Wine Factory
in operation.
1879 -
Hovhannes Ghorghanyan
becomes mayor.
1897 -
Population
: 28,910.
20th century
1913 - Population: 34,000.
1915 - Refugees from
Armenian genocide
begin to arrive in yerevan.
1918 - 28 May: Yerevan becomes capital of the
First Republic of Armenia
.
1920
29 November: Bolsheviks in power.
Yerevan becomes capital of
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
.
Nairi Cinema
opens.
1921 -
Armenian State University
established.
1924 - Art school opens.
1926 - Population: 64,613.
1930 -
Spartak Stadium
built.
1931 -
Saint Nikolai Cathedral
demolished.
1933 -
Opera Theater
opens.
1934 -
Golos Armenii
Russian-language newspaper begins publication.
1936
City renamed "Yerevan."
Moscow Cinema
opens.
Komitas Pantheon
(cemetery) established.
1939 - Population: 200,031.
1940
Yerevan Zoo
opens.
Statue of Lenin erected in
Lenin Square
.
1949 -
Pushkin Park
designed.
1959 -
Souren Spandaryan Square
opens.
1965
24 April:
1965 Yerevan demonstrations
.
Population: 623,000.
1967
Mother Armenia
monument erected in
Victory Park
.
Armenian Genocide memorial erected on
Tsitsernakaberd
.
1970s - Yerevan Museum of Contemporary Art established.
1970 -
Hrazdan Stadium
and
Chess House
open.
1977 -
Yerevan TV Tower
erected.
1979 - Population: 1,055,000.
1980 -
Yerevan Cascade
built.
1981 -
Yerevan Metro
begins operating;
Marshal Baghramyan (metro station)
opens.
1982 -
House-Museum of Aram Khachaturian
opens.
1983 -
Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex
opens.
1985 - Population: 1,133,000 (estimate).
1987 -
Garegin Nzhdeh Square (metro station)
opens.
1988
18âÂÂ26 February: Major demonstration held in Yerevan
demanding
the unification of Karabakh with Armenia.
22 March: Demonstration.
26 March: Demonstration.
7 December: Influx of refugees following the
1988 Armenian earthquake
.
1991
21 September:
Armenian independence referendum, 1991
held.
Azg
and
Yerkir
newspapers in publication.
1992
20 January:
Football Club Pyunik
formed.
Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art
active.
1993 - Yerevan Stock Exchange established.
1994 - Food demonstration.
1996 - September: Protest following
Armenian presidential election, 1996
.
21st century
2001 -
Hovik Hayrapetyan Equestrian Centre
opens.
2003
Yervand Zakharyan
becomes mayor.
Armenian International Policy Research Group headquartered in city.
2004
Yerevan International Film Festival
begins.
Yerevan City Hall
built.
2007 -
Sister city
relationship established with
Los Angeles
, USA.
2008 - FebruaryâÂÂMarch:
2008 Armenian presidential election protests
.
2009 -
Cafesjian Museum of Art
opens.
2011
Yerevan Velodrome
and
Mordechai Navi Synagogue
open.
Taron Margaryan
becomes mayor.
Population: 1,060,138.
2012 - City named
World Book Capital
by UNESCO.
2014 -
Yerevan Mall
in business.
2018 - April:
2018 Armenian protests
.
2022 - 11 October:
Khachkar
commemorating
Armenian-Polish friendship
and
Pope John Paul II
unveiled.
See also
Yerevan history
History of Yerevan
List of mayors of Yerevan
(e.g. Erivan, Eriwan, Iravan, Irwan, Jerewan)
Timeline of Armenian history
Timeline of modern Armenian history
References
Bibliography
Published in 19th century
Published in 20th century
Published in 21st century
External links
Digital Public Library of America
.
Items related to Yerevan
, various dates