Armenian National Council of Karabagh
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The Karabakh Council the government of Nagorno-Karabakh
between 1918-1920. It was elected by the Karabakh Congress, the representative body of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh, on July 27, 1918. Initially it was called the People's Government of Karabakh, but in September, 1918 it was renamed into the Karabakh Council.
The Karabakh Council was an independent national government which exercised its powers during the periods following the congresses. It was authorized to act both as a legislative and executive body. The decisions on major political and economic issues of the region were taken by the Karabakh Congress.
Geographically, the scope of the powers of the Council covered the mountainous regions of Karabagh, including the Armenian villages of Gandzak District.
The first provisional government included
The Council was chaired by Yeghishe Ishkhanian
, and Melikset Yesayan was elected its secretary.
When the Yerevan
-based Armenian Congress of Eastern Armenians
was established at October 1917, it incorporated the Armenian National Councils all around the Russian Empire including activities of Armenian National Councils in Karabagh, Tiflis and Baku .
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Nagorno-Karabakh
Nagorno-Karabakh is a landlocked region in the South Caucasus, lying between Lower Karabakh and Zangezur and covering the southeastern range of the Lesser Caucasus mountains...
between 1918-1920. It was elected by the Karabakh Congress, the representative body of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh, on July 27, 1918. Initially it was called the People's Government of Karabakh, but in September, 1918 it was renamed into the Karabakh Council.
The Karabakh Council was an independent national government which exercised its powers during the periods following the congresses. It was authorized to act both as a legislative and executive body. The decisions on major political and economic issues of the region were taken by the Karabakh Congress.
Geographically, the scope of the powers of the Council covered the mountainous regions of Karabagh, including the Armenian villages of Gandzak District.
The first provisional government included
- Justice Department: Commissar Arso Hovhannisian, Levon Vardapetian
- Military Department: Harutiun Tumanian
- Department of Education: Rouben Shahnazarian
- Refugees Department: Moushegh Zakharian
- Control Department: Anoush Ter-Mikaelian
- Department of Foreign Affairs: Ashot Melik-Hovsepian.
The Council was chaired by Yeghishe Ishkhanian
Yeghishe Ishkhanian
Yeghishe Ishkhanian was a prominent Armenian politician and statesman, who held high offices in the Nagorno-Karabakh in the beginning of the 20th century. From July 27, 1918 to February 20, 1919, Ishkhanian headed the People's Government of Karabakh...
, and Melikset Yesayan was elected its secretary.
When the Yerevan
Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
-based Armenian Congress of Eastern Armenians
Armenian Congress of Eastern Armenians
The Armenian Congress of Eastern Armenians was established in October 1917. It united the Armenian National Councils all around the Russian Armenia....
was established at October 1917, it incorporated the Armenian National Councils all around the Russian Empire including activities of Armenian National Councils in Karabagh, Tiflis and Baku .
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