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: National Assembly
National Assembly
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) is the official name of the legislative branch of the government of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

.

History

Until the promulgation of the Hatt-i Sharif
Hatt-i Sharif
The Hatt-i Sharif of Gülhane or Tanzimât Fermânı was an 1839 proclamation by Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid I that launched the Tanzimât period of reforms and reorganization....

 of 1839, the patriarch
Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople
The Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople also known as Armenian Patriarch of Istanbul is today head of The Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople , one of the smallest Patriarchates of the Oriental Orthodox Church but one that has exerted a very significant political role and today still exercises...

 and his clients, within limits, possessed authority over Armenian people in the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

. The first step to Constitutional parliamentary activity still in the 19th century began with the Armenian National Constitution
Armenian National Constitution
Armenian National Constitution or Regulation of the Armenian Nation was Ottoman Empire approved form of the "Code of Regulations" composed of 150 articles drafted by the Armenian intelligentsia Armenian National Constitution or Regulation of the Armenian Nation (Armenian:"Հայ ազգային...

 of 1860 in the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

. In line with this particular constitutional document Armenian National Assembly (Ottoman Empire)
Armenian National Assembly (Ottoman Empire)
Armenian National Assembly was the governing body of the Armenian Millet established by Armenian National Constitution of 1863 under Ottoman Empire....

 began to convene its sessions with 140 members. It dealt with the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire
Armenians in the Ottoman Empire
Armenians in the Ottoman Empire or Ottoman Armenians were ethnic Armenian people of the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Armenian Catholic Church or the Armenian Protestant Church who lived in the Ottoman Empire...

's domestic activity, as well as national, religious, educational, cultural and other issues.

In 1917 the February revolution caused great changes and sociopolitical shifts in the vast Russian Armenia
Russian Armenia
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. The first steps were undertaken towards democratization of the Democratic Republic of Armenia
Democratic Republic of Armenia
The Democratic Republic of Armenia was the first modern establishment of an Armenian state...

. National life awoke and national self-consciousness grew through Armenian National Council
Armenian National Council
Armenian National Council is a term that refers to*Armenian National Council of Karabagh was also referred as People's Government of Karabagh before the rename in September 1918*Armenian National Council of Baku*Armenian National Council of Tiflis...

s which established the Armenian Congress of Eastern Armenians
Armenian Congress of Eastern Armenians
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. At the initiative of the Armenian political parties mainly Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Armenian Revolutionary Federation
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, Armenian national congress
Armenian National Congress
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 was summoned in later September and earlier October 1917. The congress, held in Tiflis brought together 203 and declared the first Armenian Republic.

Current

The National Assembly is a unicameral body. It comprises 131 members, elected for four-year terms: 56 members in single-seat constituencies and 75 by proportional representation. The proportional-representation seats in the National Assembly are assigned on a party-list basis amongst those parties that receive at least 5% of the total of the number of the votes. The current speaker of the National Assembly is Hovik Abrahamyan
Hovik Abrahamyan
Hovik A. Abrahamyan is the current speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia.-Personal life:Hovik Abrahamyan was born on 24 January 1958 in Mkhchyan village, Ararat Marz of Armenia...

 from 2008. Its predecessor was the Supreme Soviet
Supreme Soviet
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.

Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet (1938-1990)

  • Khachik Hakobjanyan 1938-1943
  • Aghasi Sargsyan 1943-1944
  • Simak Sahakyan 1944-1961
  • Edward Topchyan 1961-1971
  • Rouben Parsamyan 1971-1972
  • Artsrun Gasparyan 1972-1975
  • Sergey Hambardzumyan 1975-1980
  • Samson Tonotyan 1980-1990

Chairmen of the Supreme Council

  • Levon Ter-Petrossian
    Levon Ter-Petrossian
    Levon Ter-Petrossian , sometimes transliterated Levon Ter-Petrosyan or Ter-Petrosian , was the first President of Armenia from 1991 to 1998...

     August 4, 1990-November 11, 1991
  • Babken Ararktsyan
    Babken Ararktsyan
    Babken Gurgenovich Ararktsyan is a former chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia , former chairman of the Soviet of Armenian SSR.-Biography:* 1951 - 1961 - Learning in the Yerevan secondary school № 55...

      December 24, 1991-July 27, 1995

Speakers of the National Assembly

  • Babken Ararktsyan
    Babken Ararktsyan
    Babken Gurgenovich Ararktsyan is a former chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia , former chairman of the Soviet of Armenian SSR.-Biography:* 1951 - 1961 - Learning in the Yerevan secondary school № 55...

     July 27, 1995-February 4, 1998
  • Khosrov Harutyunyan
    Khosrov Harutyunyan
    Khosrov Harutyunyan served as the Prime Minister of Armenia from 30 July 1992 until 2 February 1993.-References:...

     February 4, 1998-June 11, 1999
  • Karen Demirchyan
    Karen Demirchyan
    Karen Demirchyan was a Soviet Armenian communist, First Secretary of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1974 to 1988 and later independent politician...

     June 11, 1999-October 27, 1999
  • Armen Khachatryan November 2, 1999-June 12, 2003
  • Artur Baghdasaryan June 12, 2003-June 1, 2006
  • Tigran Torosyan
    Tigran Torosyan
    Tigran Suriki Torosyan , born April 14, 1956 in Yerevan, was the speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia from 2006 to 2008. From 1993 he was a member of Republican Party of Armenia and the party board. In 1998-2008 he became a Deputy Chairman of the RPA board. On June 1, 2006 he was elected...

     June 1, 2006-September 26, 2008
  • Hrayr Karapetyan
    Hrayr Karapetyan
    Hrayr Karapetyan is the Vice-speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia. He is also an author of a number of scientific manuals and works.- External links :*...

     (acting) September 26, 2008-September 29, 2008
  • Hovik Abrahamyan
    Hovik Abrahamyan
    Hovik A. Abrahamyan is the current speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia.-Personal life:Hovik Abrahamyan was born on 24 January 1958 in Mkhchyan village, Ararat Marz of Armenia...

    September 28, 2008 – present

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