PRESS OFFICE
Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern)
630 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Contact: Jake Goshert, Communications Officer
Tel: (212) 686-0710; Fax: (212) 779-3558
E-mail: jakeg@armeniandiocese.org
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September 21, 2004
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TODAY MARKS ARMENIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY

Today (9/21) marks Armenian Independence Day. On September 21, 1991,
the people of the former Soviet Republic of Armenia voted in a special
referendum to live as a free and independent state. During that
historic choice, 95 percent of the Armenian people voted in the special
referendum; of that voting population, 99.3 percent voted for
independence and sovereignty. The following day, September 22, 1991,
the Parliament of Armenia announced the results and officially declared
independence.

Our website has resources to help you celebrate Armenia’s independence,
help strengthen the nation, and educate your children on today’s
Armenia. Just click to:

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SHARE YOUR PRIDE

On our website, you can share your Hye pride with your friends and
family by sending an free, animated electronic postcard celebrating
Armenian Independence Day. Just click to our website to send a free
e-mail postcard today:
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CATHOLICOS ISSUES MESSAGE ON INDEPENDENCE

His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All
Armenians, issued a message this week celebrating Armenia’s Independence
Day. “With a unanimous voice, our people chose independence for
Armenia, which was the dream of many centuries,” his message reads.

The Catholicos reminds us that in spite of the devastating earthquake of
1988 and the fighting in Nagorno-Karabagh, Armenians focused on
establishing. “(The earthquake and fighting in Nagorno-Karabagh) did
not become forces which could stop Armenians from making this important
act of declaring independence for Armenia.”

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