2020 in Armenia

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Events from the year 2020 in Armenia

Incumbents

• President: Armen Sarkissian
• Prime Minister: Nikol Pashinyan

Events

• March 1 - 1st case of 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Armenia[1][2]
• March 16 - 2020 Armenian constitutional referendum postponed[3]
• March 18 - 444 people in quarantine in the Golden Palace Hotel of Tsaghkadzor and the Monte Melkonian Military College of Dilijan.[4]
• March 29 - confirmed cases rise to 424
• April 5 - original planned date of the 2020 Armenian constitutional referendum[5]
• July 12-15 - July 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes
• September 27-November 10 - The 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
• October 8 - Deaths reported to be caused by coronavirus reach over 1,000.
• November 6 - COVID-19 cases reach over 100,000.
• November 10 - 2020 Armenian protests

Deaths

• October 28 - Gurgen Egiazaryan, politician and civil servant, (b. 1948).
• November 19 -
  
  • Sebouh Chouldjian, 61, Turkish-born Armenian Apostolic prelate, Archbishop of Gougark (since 1996) (b. 1959).[6]
  • Manvel Grigoryan, Armenian military officer and politician, Deputy (2012–2018), (b. 1957).
• November 20 - Rita Sargsyan, 58, Armenian socialite, First Lady (2008–2018), (b. 1962).[7]

References

1. "First Case of Coronavirus Confirmed in Armenia". Asbarez.com. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
2. "Armenia reports first coronavirus infection". Reuters. 1 March 2020. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
3. "Armenia declares one-month state of emergency for coronavirus". Reuters. 2020-03-01. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
4. "COVID-19: Updates From Armenia".
5. Armenia to Hold Referendum on Constitutional Court in April The New York Times, 9 February 2020
6. Primate of Gugark Diocese Archbishop Sebouh Chouldjian dies of Covid-19
7. Armenian ex-President’s wife Rita Sargsyan dies aged 58