“addressing all citizens of the Republic of Armenia... for the last time as leader of the country.”
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Serzh Sargsyan
Serzh Azati Sargsyan is an Armenian politician who served as the third President of Armenia from 2008 to 2018, and twice as the Prime Minister of Armenia from 2007 to 2008 and again from 17 to 23 April 2018, when he was forced to resign in the 2018 Armenian revolution.
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politics · President of Armenia from 2008 to 2018 · politician · military personnel · also Serzh Sargsyan, Serzh Azati Sargsyan, Serzhik Azati Sargsyan, Serzh A. Sargsyan, Sargsyan
Born 30 June 1954 · Q612803
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2026· 16 entries
“Armenia will have no other choice but to recognize the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic de jure and to employ all its capabilities to ensure the security of the people of Artsakh.”
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ArmInfo: Court excuses third president Serzh Sargsyan from attending hearings
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NEWS.am: Protest actions against Serzh Sargsyan’s premiership August 18
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Armenpress: Serzh Sargsyan to be absent from court hearings during trial
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Published video “Միայն ապուշը կարող է մտածել, թե կարող եմ արդարացնել մեկին, ով հանձնել է իմ հայրենիքը․ Սերժ Սարգսյան”.
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Published video “«Խնդիրը ձևն ընտրելը չէ. խնդիրը հստակ ռազմավարություն ունենալն է». Սերժ Սարգսյան”.
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Published video “«Որևէ մեկը չի կարող ընդդիմադիր ուժերից իրենց ձայները խլել». Սերժ Սարգսյան”.
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News: Armenia ex-President Serzh Sargsyan on European observers: They turned blind eye because their leaders have specific goals, made great efforts
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Published video “«Միշտ Ապրիլի 24-ն ինձ համար այլ օր է եղել՝ ոչ սովորական». Սերժ Սարգսյան”.
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Published video “ՀՀԿ նախագահ Սերժ Սարգսյանի հաշվետու զեկույցը ՀՀԿ 18-րդ համագումարում /04.04.2026/”.
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Published video “«Համոզմունք կա, որ գոնե ընտրություններից հետո ընդդիմությունը նույն կետին կխփի»․ Սերժ Սարգսյան”.
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Published video “ՀՀԿ 18-րդ համագումար, Ապրիլի 4, 2026թ.”.
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Published video “ՀՀԿ 17-րդ համագումար”.
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Published video “«Մենք ընդդիմադիր դաշտը երբեք չենք պառակտելու». Սերժ Սարգսյան”.
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Published video “«Մենք ասում ենք՝ իմպիչմենթը նաև ճգնաժամ հանգուցալուծելու գործիք է, եկե՛ք փորձենք». Սերժ Սարգսյան”.
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2019· 1 entry
Eurasianet: Armenia: Where is Serzh Sargsyan?
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2018· 3 entries
Armenpress: ARF endorses Serzh Sargsyan’s nomination for PM
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Which led to protests that forced his resignation
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Armenia (2018–2018).
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2014· 2 entries
Not to become prime minister again while supporting an amendment of the constitution in 2015 that would allow it, Sargsyan was again elected prime minister in April 2018, in what opposition figures described as a "power
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Sargsyan stated "We don't want war and never wanted, but at that time [i
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2012· 2 entries
Safarov was pardoned by president Aliyev, promoted to the rank of major, given an apartment with over eight years of back pay and was made a national hero, hampers the negotiation process and proves, in Sargsyan's words,
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Armenia was ranked 39th out of 179 economies according to the Index of Economic Freedom and ranked 19th freest among the 43 countries in the Europe region
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2011· 2 entries
With the president's 2008 rival Levon Ter-Petrosyan at their helm
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The government took concrete steps to fulfill longstanding and often repeated promises to confront corruption
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2009· 2 entries
Armenia's GDP contracted over 14%, which according to the World Bank was the fifth worst in the world that year after the three Baltic states and Ukraine
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In Saint Petersburg and on 22 November 2009, together with several world leaders, in Munich where President Aliyev once more threatened to resort to military force to reestablish control over the region if the two sides
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2008· 4 entries
To 37 percent in 2011, providing greater access to online media, which rapidly grew in number, including blogosphere – with over 10,000 bloggers in 2011
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Sargsyan took a historical initiative to invite Turkish President Abdullah Gül to Armenia to watch a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier match between Armenia and Turkey
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Career landmark: President of Armenia (2008–2018).
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Sargsyan pledged to continue Armenia's policy towards Turkey, to normalize relations without any preconditions while continuing to strive for international recognition of the 1915 Armenian genocide
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2007· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Armenia (2007–2008).
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2000· 1 entry
Career landmark: Defence Minister of Armenia (2000–2007).
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1996· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Internal Affairs of Armenia (1996–1999).
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1995· 1 entry
Became Minister of National Security of Armenia (initially called the State Security Department) and from 1996 to 1999 he concurrently served as Minister of Interior
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1994· 2 entries
“Armenians, as a people that have survived the Genocide, have a moral duty towards mankind and history in the prevention of genocides. We have done and will continue to do our best to support the persistent implementation of the Genocide Convention. Genocide cannot concern only one people, because it is a crime against humanity.”
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“Azerbaijan has exhausted the resources of trust in terms of autonomous status for minorities within its boundaries. It was not and is not capable of providing guarantees of even internal security to such autonomies. There was once another Armenian autonomy in Azerbaijan: Nakhijevan. What happened to it? Not a single Armenian is left in Nakhijevan.”
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1993· 1 entry
Career landmark: Defence Minister of Armenia (1993–1995).
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1983· 1 entry
Married his wife, Rita Sargsyan née Dadayan, with whom he has two daughters, Anush and Satenik
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1979· 1 entry
Sargsyan held several positions in the Stepanakert Komsomol Committee: first as division head, then second secretary and first secretary (his long-time political ally Robert Kocharyan served as his deputy)
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1975· 1 entry
At the Electrical Devices Factory in Yerevan
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1971· 1 entry
And served in the Soviet Armed Forces in the Ural region from 1971 to 1972
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1954· 1 entry
Born 1954-06-30.
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