TWO YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE TRAGIC EVENTS IN YEREVAN
ArmInfo
2010-03-01 10:26:00
ArmInfo. Two years have passed since tragic events in Yerevan.
To recall, the tragic events followed after the presidential election
of 2008. Round-the- clock protest actions, rallies and processions
were held from February 19 to March 1 by the opposition, non-content
with the election results. The first day of spring was marked by
collision of demonstrators with subdivisions of the Police troops.
Skirmish happened on March 1 morning among the participants in the
rally and policemen who tried to clear the area in front of the Opera
Theatre. Rallies were held in the different parts of the Yerevan
during the whole day. Mass disorders and clashes with subdivisions
of the Police troops started in the evening in the central street of
Yerevan – Mashtots Avenue. Ten people died and hundreds of people were
injured. A state of emergency was introduced in the Armenian capital
in the evening of the same day by decree of Armenia’s President Robert
Kocharyan. The state of emergency lasted till March 20.
The Armenian National Congress will organize a rally and procession
today, on the anniversary of the tragic events. The rally will start
at 5:00 PM near Matenadaran.