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Incumbents

President: Armen Sarkissian (until 1 February), Alen Simonyan (from 1 February to 13 March, acting President), Vahagn Khachaturyan (from 13 March)
Prime Minister: Nikol Pashinyan
Speaker: Alen Simonyan

Events

Ongoing

COVID-19 pandemic in Armenia

January

1 January – Armenia lifts its embargo on Turkey.^[1]
11 January – 2021–2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis: Three Armenian soldiers and one Azerbaijani soldier are killed in a shootout at the border town of Verin Shorzha, Gegharkunik Province.^[2]^[3]
14 January – The first meeting of the normalization process of Armenia–Turkey relations was held in Moscow, Russia.^[4]
23 January – President Armen Sarkissian resigned, replaced by Alen Simonyan as acting president.^[5]

February

4–20 February – 6 athletes from Armenia competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics.^[6]
24 February – The second meeting of the normalization process of Armenia–Turkey relations was held in Vienna, Austria.^[7]

March

13 March – Vahagn Khachaturyan is sworn in as President of Armenia.^[8]

April

25 April – Start of protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

June

19 June – The protests came to an end after the opposition failed to achieve popular support.

July

10 July – International Biology Olympiad held in Yerevan between 10–18 July.

December

11 December – The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was held in Yerevan at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex, and was won by French singer Lissandro.
12 December – Start of a blockade in Artsakh.
20 December – The EU Planning Assistance Team in Armenia becomes active.

Deaths

January

11 January – Razmik Davoyan, Armenian poet (born 1940).^[10]
24 January – Vachik Mangassarian, Armenian actor (born 1943), complications from COVID-19.^[11]

February

4 February – Arthur Grigoryan, Armenian composer (born 1958).^[12]

References

Notes

Citations

^ "Ermenistan'dan Türkiye kararı: Ambargo kaldırıldı". Haber7.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
^ Musayelyan, Suren. "Armenia, Azerbaijan Trade Blame For Deadly Shooting Along Border". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
^ "Deadly clashes break out once more at Armenia-Azerbaijan border". France 24. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
^ ռ/կ, Ազատություն (14 January 2022). "Մոսկվայում մեկնարկել է հայ և թուրք բանագնացների առաջին հանդիպումը". «Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան (in Armenian). Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ "Armenian president resigns". National Post. 23 January 2022.
^ Ghazanchyan, Siranush (18 January 2022). "Beijing 2022: Armenia to have six representatives at Winter Olympics". www.en.armradio.am/. Public Radio of Armenia. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^ ռ/կ, Ազատություն (3 February 2022). "Հայաստանի և Թուրքիայի հատուկ ներկայացուցիչների հաջորդ հանդիպումը՝ փետրվարի 24-ին' Վիեննայում". «Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան (in Armenian). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ "Vahagn Khachaturyan sworn in as 5th President of Armenia". Armenpress.am. Armenpress. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ "Fireworks explosion in Armenia's capital kills at least 2, injures dozens". CBC News. 14 August 2022.
^ Armenian poet Razmik Davoyan dies aged 81
^ Vachik Mangassarian, Veteran Character Actor, Dies at 78
^ "Composer Arthur Grigoryan dies aged 63". Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2022.

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