title: Timeline of Armenian national movement
text: # Timeline of Armenian national movement
  
  The following is the Timeline of Armenian national movement which is the collection of activities during the Armenian national movement.
  
  ## 1860
  
  * 1862: Zeitun Uprising (Ottoman Empire)
  
  ## 1870
  
  * May 1878: Treaty of San Stefano, Article 16 (Ottoman Empire)
  * June 1878: Treaty of Berlin Article 61 (Ottoman Empire)
  * June 1878: Catholicos Mgrdich Khrimian patriotic speech “The Paper Ladle” (Ottoman Empire)
  
  ## 1880
  
  * 1885: Armenakan Party founded (Russian Armenia)
  * 1887: Social Democrat Hunchakian Party founded
  * 1889: Bashkale clash (Ottoman Empire)
  
  ## 1890
  
  * 1890: Armenian Revolutionary Federation founded (Russian Armenia)
  * 1890 September 27: Gugunian Expedition
  * 1892: Mkrtich Khrimian becomes Catholicos of All Armenians
  * 1894: First Sasun Resistance
  * 1895 October: Zeitun Rebellion begins
  * 1896 June 3–11: Defense of Van
  * 1896 August 26: Ottoman Bank Takeover
  * 1897 July 25–27: Khanasor Expedition
  
  ## 1900
  
  * 1901 November: Battle of Holy Apostles Monastery
  * 1903 June 12: Armenian Church and its property (Russian Armenia)
  * 1904: Second Sasun Resistance
  * 1905 January 22: Revolution of 1905 starts in Russia (Russian Armenia)
  * 1905-1907: Armenian–Tatar massacres of 1905–1907 (Russian Armenia)
  * 1905 July 21: Yıldız assassination attempt
  * 1907: Mkrtich Khrimian dies
  * 1908: Young Turk Revolution
  
  ## 1910
  
  * 1911: George V becomes Catholicos of All Armenians
  * 1912 January: The arrest of Armenian intellectuals (Russian Armenia)
  * 1912 November: George V creates the Armenian National Delegation, led by Boghos Nubar
  
  ### 1914
  
  * 1914 January–February: Armenian reform package
  * 1914 November 1: Bergmann Offensive. Drastamat Kanayan and second battalion of the Armenian volunteers (Caucasus Campaign)
  * 1914: Battle of Sarikamish. Hamazasp (Srvandztian) and 3rd battalion. Keri (Arshak Gavafian) and 4th battalion. (Caucasus Campaign)
  
  ### 1915
  
  * 1915 March: Zeitun Resistance (Armenian Resistance)
  * 1915 April–May: Siege of Van (Armenian Resistance)
  * 1915 May 27: Tehcir Law
  * 1915 June: Shabin-Karahisar uprising (Armenian Resistance)
  * 1915 June: Musa Dagh Resistance (Armenian Resistance)
  * 1915 July 26: Battle of Manzikert
  * 1915 September: Urfa Resistance (Armenian Resistance)
  
  ### 1916
  
  * 1916 August: Battle of Bitlis. Andranik and his volunteers. (Caucasus Campaign)
  
  ### 1917
  
  * 1917 February 23: Russian Revolution (Russian Armenia)
  * 1917 November 7: Bolshevik rule (Russian Armenia)
  * 1917 December 5: Armistice of Erzincan (Caucasus Campaign)
  
  ### 1918
  
  * 1918 March 3: Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (Caucasus Campaign)
  * 1918 May 26: Battle of Sardarapat (Caucasus Campaign)
  * 1918 May 28: Official declaration of First Republic of Armenia (Caucasus Campaign)
  * 1918 June 4: Treaty of Batum (Caucasus Campaign)
  * 1918 October 30: Armistice of Mudros (Caucasus Campaign)
  
  ### 1919
  
  * 1919 January 29: Aram Manukian dies
  * 1919 July 5: Turkish Courts-Martial of 1919–1920
  
  ## 1920
  
  * 1920 August 10: Treaty of Sèvres
  * 1920 September 29-December 2: (Turkish and Soviet Invasion of Armenia)
  * 1920 November 25: Simon Vratsian becomes Prime Minister
  * 1920 November 29: Soviet army in Yerevan and fall of Armenian government
  * 1920 December 3: Treaty of Alexandropol
  
  ### 1921
  
  * 1921 February: February Uprising starts
  * 1921 Mach 15: Talaat Pasha killed (Operation Nemesis)
  * 1921 March 16: Treaty of Moscow
  * 1921 July 13: Republic of Mountainous Armenia ensures Syunik remains part of Armenia
  * 1921 July 5: Karabakh given to Azerbaijan by Stalin's decision
  * 1921 October 13: Treaty of Kars
  
  ### 1922
  
  * 1922 July 21: Djemal Pasha killed (Operation Nemesis)
  