Armenia’s ‘Velvet Revolution’ and the Increased Specter of War

An Armenian soldier at the border fortification with Nakhichevan

BY MOVSES TER-OGANESYAN

On April 23rd, the citizens of Armenia succeeded in deposing former President (and short-lived Prime Minister) Serzh Sarkisian who sought a third consecutive term in office as Prime Minister. What became known as the “Velvet Revolutionâ€

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