The following lists events that happened during 1996 in Armenia.
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| See also: | Other events of 1996 List of years in Armenia | ||||
Incumbents edit
- President: Levon Ter-Petrosyan
- Prime Minister: Hrant Bagratyan (until 4 November), Armen Sarkissian (starting 4 November)
- Speaker: Babken Ararktsyan
Events edit
March edit
- March 1–8: The first leg and the second leg of the 1995–96 Armenian Cup were played.
July edit
- July 19 - Armenia takes part in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time as an independent nation.[1]
August edit
- August 16–25: Five athletes from Armenia competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.[2]
September edit
- September 15: The 32nd Chess Olympiad is opened in Yerevan.
- September 21: A military parade in honour of the 5th anniversary of Armenia's independence was held on the Republic Square.[3]
- September 22: Levon Ter-Petrosyan wins the presidential elections in Armenia.[4]
Establishments edit
Disestablishments edit
References edit
- ^ Sports Reference
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-05-27. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ pandukht (2011-09-22). "Военный парад 1996 года в Ереване". Pandukht. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ^ "AZG Armenian Daily - WAP-version". Archived from the original on 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2018-05-26.