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List of leaders of Armenia

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This is a list of leaders of Armenia from 1918 to the present. It includes leaders of the short-lived First Republic of Armenia (1918–1920), Soviet Armenia (1920–1991), and the post-Soviet government.

Leaders of Armenia (1918–present)

=[[First Republic of Armenia]] (1918–1920)=

:Prime Minister of Armenia

:;Prime ministers

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! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! rowspan="2" |Portrait

! rowspan="2" |Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! colspan="2" |Term of office

! rowspan="2" |Political party

Took office

! Left office

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| Hovhannes Kajaznuni
{{small|(1868–1938)}}

| 30 June 1918

| 28 May 1919

| ARF

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| Alexander Khatisian
{{small|(1874–1945)}}

| 28 May 1919

| 5 May 1920

| ARF

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| Hamo Ohanjanyan
{{small|(1873–1947)}}

| 5 May 1920

| 25 November 1920

| ARF

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| Simon Vratsian
{{small|(1882–1969)}}

| 25 November 1920

| 2 December 1920

| ARF

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=(1918–1920) =

Speakers of the Parliament of the First Republic of Armenia

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! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! rowspan="2" |Portrait

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Name
(Birth–Death)

! colspan="2" |Term of office

! rowspan="2" |Political party

Took office

!Left office

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| colspan="2" |Serop Zakaryan
(Unknown)

|30 June 1918

|1 August 1918

|ARF

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| colspan="2" |Avetik Sahakyan
(1863–1933)

|1 August 1918

|1 August 1919

|ARF

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| colspan="2" |Avetis Aharonian
(1866–1948)

|1 August 1919

|4 November 1920

|ARF

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|Hovhannes Kajaznuni
(1868–1938)

|4 November 1920

|2 December 1920

|ARF

=[[Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic]] (1922–1936) and [[Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic]] (1920-1922, 1936–1991)=

:First Secretaries of the Communist Party of Armenia

=Leaders=

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!{{Abbr|No.|Number}}

!Picture

! width="150" |Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! width="150" |Took office

! width="150" |Left office

! width="150" |Political party

colspan="6" align="center" |First Secretary
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|Gevorg Sargisovich Alikhanian
(1897–1938)

|December 1920

|May 1921

|CPA

colspan="6" |General Secretary
style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;" |2

|File:Askanaz Mravyan.jpg

|Askanaz Mravian
(1885–1929)

|May 1921

|January 1922

|CPSU

colspan="6" |First Secretary
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|File:Ashot Hovhannisian.png

|Ashot Hovhannisyan
(1887–1972)

|January 1922

|6 July 1927

|CPSU

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|Hayk Ovsepyan
(1891–1937)

|6 July 1927

|8 April 1928

|CPSU

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|Haykaz Kostanyan
(1897–1938)

|8 April 1928

|7 May 1930

|CPSU

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|Aghasi Khanjian
(1901–1936)

|7 May 1930

|9 July 1936

|CPSU

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|File:Amatuni Vartapetyan NKVD.jpg

|Amatuni Vardapetyan
(1900–1938)

|21 September 1936

|23 September 1937

|CPSU

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|Grigory Arutinov
(1900–1957)

|23 September 1937

|28 November 1953

|CPSU

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|Suren Tovmasyan
(1909–1980)

|28 November 1953

|28 December 1960

|CPSU

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|Yakov Zarobyan
(1908–1980)

|28 December 1960

|5 February 1966

|CPSU

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|Anton Kochinyan
(1913–1990)

|5 February 1966

|27 November 1974

|CPSU

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|Karen Demirchyan
(1932–1999)

|27 November 1974

|21 May 1988

|CPSU

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|Suren Harutyunyan
(1939–2019)

|21 May 1988

|5 April 1990

|CPSU

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|Vladimir Movsisyan
(1934–2014)

|5 April 1990

|30 November 1990

|CPSU

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|Stepan Pogosyan
(1932–2012)

|30 November 1990

|14 May 1991

|CPSU

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|Aram Sargsyan
(1949–)

|14 May 1991

|7 September 1991

|CPSU

= [[Armenia]] (1991–present) =

Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet of Armenia

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! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! rowspan="2" |Portrait

! rowspan="2" |Name
(Birth–Death)

! colspan="2" |Term of office

! rowspan="2" |Political party

Took office

!Left office

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|Levon Ter-Petrosyan
(born 1946)

|4 August 1990

|11 November 1991

|PANM

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|Babken Ararktsyan
(1944–2023)

|24 December 1991

|27 July 1995

|PANM

=[[Armenia]] (1991–present)=

:President of Armenia

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No.

! Name
(Born–Died)

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! Elected

! Took office

! Left office

! Party

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|Levon Ter-Petrosyan
(1946–)

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|1991
1996

|11 November 1991

|3 February 1998

|Pan-Armenian National Movement

—

| rowspan="2" |Robert Kocharyan
(1954–)

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|—

|4 February 1998

|9 April 1998

| rowspan="2" |Independent

style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}; color:black;" | 2

|1998
2003

|9 April 1998

|9 April 2008

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|Serzh Sargsyan
(1954–)

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|2008
2013

|9 April 2008

|9 April 2018

|Republican Party

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|Armen Sarkissian
(1952–)

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|2018

|9 April 2018

|1 February 2022

|Independent

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|Alen Simonyan
(acting)
(1980–)

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|—

|1 February 2022

|13 March 2022

|Civil Contract

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|Vahagn Khachaturyan
(1959–)

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|2022

|13 March 2022

|Incumbent

|Independent

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President of the National Assembly of Armenia

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! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! rowspan="2" |Portrait

! rowspan="2" |Name
(Birth–Death)

! colspan="2" |Term of office

! rowspan="2" |Political party

Took office

!Left office

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|Babken Ararktsyan
(1944–2023)

|27 July 1995

|4 February 1998

|PANM

2

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|Khosrov Harutyunyan
(born 1949)

|4 February 1998

|11 June 1999

|Independent

3

|80px

|Karen Demirchyan
(1932–1999)

|11 June 1999

|27 October 1999

|Independent

4

|80px

|Armen Khachatryan
(born 1957)

|2 November 1999

|12 June 2003

|Independent

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|80px

|Artur Baghdasaryan
(born 1969)

|12 June 2003

|1 June 2006

|Rule of Law

style="background:{{party color|Republican Party of Armenia}}; color:white;" |6

|80px

|Tigran Torosyan
(born 1957)

|1 June 2006

|26 September 2008

|Republican

style="background:{{party color|Armenian Revolutionary Federation}}; color:white;" |—

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|Hrayr Karapetyan (acting)
(born 1964)

|26 September 2008

|29 September 2008

|ARF

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|Hovik Abrahamyan

(born 1959)

|29 September 2008

|21 November 2011

|Republican

style="background:{{party color|Republican Party of Armenia}}; color:white;" |8

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|Samvel Nikoyan

(born 1957)

|6 December 2011

|31 May 2012

|Republican

style="background:{{party color|Republican Party of Armenia}}; color:white;" |9

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|Hovik Abrahamyan
(born 1959)

|31 May 2012

|13 April 2014

|Republican

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|Galust Sahakyan
(1949–2022)

|29 April 2014

|18 May 2017

|Republican

style="background:{{party color|Republican Party of Armenia}}; color:white;" |11

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|Ara Babloyan
(born 1947)

|18 May 2017

|14 January 2019

|Republican

style="background:{{party color|Civil Contract}}; color:white;" |12

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|Ararat Mirzoyan
(born 1979)

|14 January 2019

|2 August 2021

|Civil Contract

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|Alen Simonyan
(born 1980)

|2 August 2021

|Incumbent

|Civil Contract

See also

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References

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  • [http://www.rulers.org/rula2.html#armenia Rulers of Armenia]

External links

  • [https://www.gov.am/ The Government of Armenia]
  • [https://president.am President of Armenia]

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