President of Armenia
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President of Armenia is the title of the head of state
of Armenia
since its independence from the Soviet Union
in 1991.
Democratic Republic of Armenia
Head of State
A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
since its independence from the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in 1991.
Democratic Republic of ArmeniaDemocratic Republic of ArmeniaThe Democratic Republic of Armenia was the first modern establishment of an Armenian state...
(1918-1920)
- Chairman of the National Council
- Avetis Aharonyan (30 May - 1 August 1918)
- Chairman of the Council of Armenia
- Avetik SahakyanAvetik SahakyanAvetik Hovhannesi Sahakyan or Sahakian also known as Father Abraham was an Armenian politician, the Parliamentary President of the Democratic Republic of Armenia in 1918-19 , the social security minister and member of ARF Dashnaktsutiun Eastern Bureau...
(1 August 1918 - 5 August 1919)
- Avetik Sahakyan
- Chairman of Parliament
- Avetis Aharonyan (5 August 1919 - 2 December 1920)
Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (1922-1936) and Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (1936-1991)
- First Secretaries of the Communist Party of Armenia
- Gevork Alikhanyan (December 1920 - April 1921)
- Sergey Lukashin (April 1921 - 29 April 1922)
- Askanaz MravyanAskanaz MravyanAskanaz Mravyan was a Soviet Armenian statesman and political activist, one of the leaders of Soviet Armenia.He studied at Saint-Petersburg Psycho-neurological Institute. Since 1905 Mravyan was a communist activist in Yerevan, Tbilisi, Baku and Saint-Petersburg. In 1915-17 he edited "Paykar" and...
(29 April 1922 - March 1923) - Ashot Hovhannisyan (March 1923 - July 1927)
- Haik Osepyan (July 1927 - April 1928)
- Aykaz Kostanyan (April 1928 - 7 May 1930)
- Aghasi KhanjianAghasi KhanjianAghasi Khanjian, also Aghasi Khanchian or Agasi Khandzhan , was First Secretary of the Communist Party of Armenia from May 1930 to July 1936....
(7 May 1930 - 9 July 1936) - Amatuni Vartapetyan (13 July 1936 - 21 September 1937)
- Grigory ArutyunovGrigory ArutyunovGrigory Artyomovich Arutyunov was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Armenian SSR from 24 September 1937 to 12 March 1953. His tenure as first secretary was the longest in Armenian SSR history....
(24 September 1937 - November 1953) - Suren Tovmasyan (November 1953 - 28 December 1960)
- Yakov ZarobyanYakov ZarobyanHakob Zarobian Յակով Ն. Զարոբյանը was the 1st Secretary of the Communist Party of Armenia from 1960 to 1966....
(28 December 1960 - 5 February 1966) - Anton KochinyanAnton KochinyanAnton Ervandovich Kochinyan was a Soviet Armenian politician.He was Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1952 to 1966, and the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Armenia from 1966 to 1974. He pleaded unsuccessfully with central government in Moscow for the unification of Karabakh with...
(5 February 1966 - 27 November 1974) - Karen DemirchyanKaren DemirchyanKaren Demirchyan was a Soviet Armenian communist, First Secretary of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1974 to 1988 and later independent politician...
(27 November 1974 - 21 May 1988) - Suren Arutyunyan (21 May 1988 - 6 April 1990)
- Vladimir MovsisyanVladimir Migranovich MovsisyanVladimir Migranovich Movsisyan is an Armenian politician.He studied at Highest school of CPSU Central Committee. He ruled the agro-industry in Soviet Armenia...
(6 April - 30 November 1990) - Stepan PogosyanStepan Karapetovich PogosyanStepan Karapetovich Pogosyan is an Armenian historian and politician, a communist and social-democrat activist....
(30 November 1990 - 14 May 1991) - Aram Sargsyan (14 May - 7 September 1991)
- Chairman of the Supreme Council
# Name Photo Took Office Left Office Party 1 Levon Ter-Petrossian Levon Ter-PetrossianLevon Ter-Petrossian , sometimes transliterated Levon Ter-Petrosyan or Ter-Petrosian , was the first President of Armenia from 1991 to 1998...
4 August 1990 11 November 1991 Pan-Armenian National Movement Pan-Armenian National MovementThe Pan-Armenian National Movement or Armenian Allnational Movement is a political party representing Armenian national movement in Armenia Presently without parliamentary representation.It was founded by Levon Ter-Petrossian in 1989 and became the ruling party when it swept the 1990 elections...
Republic of Armenia (1991-Present)
- Presidents
# Name Photo Took Office Left Office Party 1 Levon Ter-Petrossian Levon Ter-PetrossianLevon Ter-Petrossian , sometimes transliterated Levon Ter-Petrosyan or Ter-Petrosian , was the first President of Armenia from 1991 to 1998...
11 November 1991 3 February 1998 Pan-Armenian National Movement Pan-Armenian National MovementThe Pan-Armenian National Movement or Armenian Allnational Movement is a political party representing Armenian national movement in Armenia Presently without parliamentary representation.It was founded by Levon Ter-Petrossian in 1989 and became the ruling party when it swept the 1990 elections...2 Robert Kocharyan 
4 February 1998 9 April 2008 (None) 3 Serzh Sargsyan 9 April 2008 Incumbent Republican Party Republican Party of ArmeniaThe Republican Party of Armenia is a national conservative political party in Armenia. It was the first political party in independent Armenia to be founded and registered . It is the largest party of the centre-right in Armenia, and claims to have 140,000 members...
Latest election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serzh Sargsyan | Republican Party of Armenia Republican Party of Armenia The Republican Party of Armenia is a national conservative political party in Armenia. It was the first political party in independent Armenia to be founded and registered . It is the largest party of the centre-right in Armenia, and claims to have 140,000 members... |
862,369 | 52.82% |
| Levon Ter-Petrossian Levon Ter-Petrossian Levon Ter-Petrossian , sometimes transliterated Levon Ter-Petrosyan or Ter-Petrosian , was the first President of Armenia from 1991 to 1998... |
351,222 | 21.50% | |
| Artur Baghdasarian Artur Baghdasarian Artur Baghdasarian is an RA politician and former Chairman of the National Assembly of RA. He is the leader of the pro-government Rule of Law party. He is married and has two children.... |
Rule of Law Rule of Law (Armenia) Rule of Law is a centrist political party in Armenia, led by Artur Baghdasarian. It is the fourth largest party in the Armenian National Assembly... |
272,427 | 17.70% |
| Vahan Hovhannisian | Armenian Revolutionary Federation Armenian Revolutionary Federation The Armenian Revolutionary Federation is an Armenian political party founded in Tiflis in 1890 by Christapor Mikaelian, Stepan Zorian, and Simon Zavarian... |
100,966 | 6.20% |
| Vazgen Manukyan Vazgen Manukyan Vazgen Manukyan was Prime Minister of Armenia from 1990 to 1991. From 1992 to 1993 Manukyan was acting Minister of Defense.... |
National Democratic Union National Democratic Union (Armenia) The National Democratic Union is a political party in Armenia. Vazgen Manukyan is the chairman of the party.... |
21,075 | 1.30% |
| Tigran Karapetyan | People's Party People's Party (Armenia) The People's Party is a political party in Armenia.In the 2007 Armenian parliamentary elections it didn't win any seat with a popular vote of 2.74%.... |
9,792 | 0.60% |
| Artashes Geghamian | National Unity National Unity (Armenia) The National Unity is a conservative political party in Armenia. It is currently led by Artashes Geghamyan.... |
7,524 | 0.46% |
| Arman Melikian | 4,399 | 0.27% | |
| Aram Harutyunyan | National Conciliation Party | 2,892 | 0.17% |
| Total | 1,632,666 | 100.00% | |
| Source: defacto.am | |||