Political Leaders: Armenia

Leaders of Armenia
(Republic of Armenia)

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Look for biographies of the leaders (in Spanish) at CIDOB website. See also former USSR for data before 1991.

Parties: AZhM: National Democratic Union of Armenia HHK: Republican Party of Armenia HHSh: Pan-Armenian National Movement KP: Civil Contract n/p: non-party

Presidents of the Republic

Levon Ter-Petrosyan 11 Nov 1991 -  3 Feb 1998         HHSh (*)
Robert Kocharyan     4 Feb 1998 -  9 Apr 2008         n/p (acting to 9 Apr 1998)
Serzh Sargsyan       9 Apr 2008 -  9 Apr 2018         HHK
Armen Sargsyan       9 Apr 2018 -                     n/p

(*) Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 4 Aug 1990 to 16 Oct 1991. Ruler of an independent state since 25 Dec 1991 (declaration of 23 Sep 1991 effective as USSR is dissolved).

Prime Ministers

Vazgen Manukyan     13 Aug 1990 - 22 Nov 1991         AZhM
Gagik Arutyunyan    22 Nov 1991 - 30 Jul 1992         n/p 
Khosrov Arutyunyan  30 Jul 1992 -  2 Feb 1993         n/p
Hrant Bagratyan      2 Feb 1993 -  4 Nov 1996         HHSh 
Armen Sargsyan       4 Nov 1996 - 20 Mar 1997         n/p
Robert Kocharyan    20 Mar 1997 - 10 Apr 1998         n/p
Armen Darbinyan     10 Apr 1998 - 11 Jun 1999         n/p
Vazgen Sargsyan     11 Jun 1999 - 27 Oct 1999 (†1999) HHK  
Robert Kocharyan    27 Oct 1999 -  3 Nov 1999         n/p (acting)
Aram Sargsyan        3 Nov 1999 -  2 May 2000         HHK 
Robert Kocharyan     2 May 1999 - 12 May 1999         n/p (acting)
Andranik Margaryan  12 May 2000 - 25 Mar 2007 (†2007) HHK
Serzh Sargsyan       4 Apr 2007 -  9 Apr 2008         HHK
Tigran Sargsyan      9 Apr 2008 - 13 Apr 2014         n/p
Hovik Abrahamyan    13 Apr 2014 - 13 Sep 2016         HHK
Karen Karapetyan    13 Sep 2016 - 17 Apr 2018         HHK
Serzh Sargsyan      17 Apr 2018 - 23 Apr 2018         HHK
Karen Karapetyan    23 Apr 2018 -  8 May 2018         HHK (acting)
Nikol Pashinyan      8 May 2018 -                     KP

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