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The first Armenian state since the Middle Ages, it was established in 1918 during the wave of secessions in Russia during the Russian Civil War. It was reconquered by the Soviets and became the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Establishment
May 1918: The First Republic of Armenia declared its independence.
May 1918: The Azerbaijani National Council undertook parliamentary functions and proclaimed the foundation of the "Azerbaijani Democratic Republic" and declared the National Charter.
December 1918: The Armenians managed to take the towns of Vorontsovka and Privolnoye.
December 1918: On December 14, the Armenians, who had already amassed more than 6,500 regular troops, captured Sanahin and Alaverdi.
December 1918: The Armenian army kept advancing and occupied most Armenian dominated villages in the Lori/Borchali province.
December 1918: The initial Armenian attack was repulsed, and in order to outflank the defenders, the town of Shulaveri was captured the next day.
December 1918: Armenians proceeded to enter the town Bolnisi-Knachen near heavily fought Katharinenfeld and rested only a few dozen kilometers away from the Georgian capital.
December 1918: The villages Dagheti, Bolnisi, Khacheni and Samshvilde were captured by the Georgian army.
December 1918: Shulaveri was retaken by the Georgian army.
Chronology
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Was a global conflict between two coalitions, the Allies (primarily France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United States) and the Central Powers (led by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire). It was mainly caused by the competition of the western countries over domain in Europe and in the rest of the world with their colonial empires. The war ended with the defeat of the Central Powers. The war also caused the Russian Revolution and the ensuing Russian Civil War.
1.1.World War I Middle East Theatre
Was the theatre of war in the Middle East during World War I.
1.1.1.Caucasus campaign (World War I)
Was an armed conflict mainly between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire in the Caucasus area during World War I.
1.1.1.1.Transcaucasian Front of World War I
Was the theatre of war in Transcaucasia during World War I.
Was a Civil War in Russia that involved varios factions but mainly the Bolsheviks and the conservative White Army in the core Russian territories, as well as a multitude of local secessionist states. At the end of war the Bolsheviks were victorious and established the Soviet Union.
2.1.Pro-independence movements in the Russian Civil War
Local independence movement caused several secessions and revolts during the Russian Civil War.
2.1.1.Pro-independence and White movements in the Caucasus during the Russian Civil War
Were a series of revolts and secessions in the Caucasus during the Russian Civil War.
August 1920: The Treaty of Sèvres was signed between the Allied and Associated Powers and the Ottoman Empire at Sèvres, France on August 10, 1920. The treaty included a clause on Armenia: it made all parties signing the treaty recognize Armenia as a free and independent state. De facto Armenia never took control of all the regions populated by Armenians.
2.1.1.1.Georgian-Armenian War
Was a border dispute that was fought in December 1918 between the newly independent Democratic Republic of Georgia and the First Republic of Armenia.
2.1.1.2.Armenian-Azerbaijani War
Was a conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan during the Russian Civil War.
2.1.1.3.Red Army invasion of Georgia and Armenia
Was a military campaign by the Russian Red Army against secessionist states in the Caucasus.
December 1920: Capture of Yerevan and Echmiadzin by Bolshevik forces.
December 1920: The Soviets took control of Armenia, which ceased to exist as an independent state. The regions given to Armenia by the treaty of Sevres remained to Turkey.
2.2.Ottoman Invasion of Armenia
Was an Ottoman military invasion of Armenia, part of the Turkish-Armenian war and also of the Caucasian theatre of the Russian Civil War.
September 1920: At 2:30 in the morning of September 13, five battalions from the Turkish XV Army Corps crossed the Turkish-Armenian border and surprised the thinly spread and unprepared Armenian armies at Olti and Peniak.
September 1920: Turks entered Sarıkamış.
October 1920: The city of Kars came under full Turkish occupation.
November 1920: Turkish forces continued to advance in Armenia, and a week after the capture of Kars, they took control of Alexandropol.
November 1920: The Turks captured the strategic village of Aghin.
Disestablishment
April 1920: While the Azerbaijani government and army were in chaos, the Armenian army and local Armenian militias used the opportunity to assert their control over parts of Azerbaijani territory, invading Shusha, Khankendi and other important cities. By the end of April, Armenian forces were controlling most of western Azerbaijan, including all of Karabakh with the surrounding areas.
June 1920: The 11th Army of the Bolsheviks conquered Karabakh in May 1920.
August 1920: The Treaty of Sèvres was signed between the Allied and Associated Powers and the Ottoman Empire at Sèvres, France on August 10, 1920. The treaty included a clause on Armenia: it made all parties signing the treaty recognize Armenia as a free and independent state. De facto Armenia never took control of all the regions populated by Armenians.
September 1920: At 2:30 in the morning of September 13, five battalions from the Turkish XV Army Corps crossed the Turkish-Armenian border and surprised the thinly spread and unprepared Armenian armies at Olti and Peniak.
September 1920: Turks entered Sarıkamış.
October 1920: The city of Kars came under full Turkish occupation.
November 1920: Turkish forces continued to advance in Armenia, and a week after the capture of Kars, they took control of Alexandropol.
November 1920: The Turks captured the strategic village of Aghin.
December 1920: Capture of Yerevan and Echmiadzin by Bolshevik forces.
December 1920: The Soviets took control of Armenia, which ceased to exist as an independent state. The regions given to Armenia by the treaty of Sevres remained to Turkey.
December 1920: When the Red Army entered Yerevan, the government of the First Republic of Armenia effectively surrendered.
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First Republic of Armenia
