Armenia’s Declaration of Independence is 24 years old
Armenia adopted the Declaration of Independence 24 years ago on this day.
On August 23, 1990, the Supreme Council of the Armenian SSR adopted the Declaration of Independence which marked the beginning of a new state building process. The next step of the Council was a decision to declare Republic of Armenia instead of Soviet Socialist Republic of Armenia. The following day, on August 24, the law on the country’s flag was adopted, according to which the tricolor was recognized as Armenia’s national flag. On September 21, 1991, Armenia held a referendum. 94.99% of the population voted for the independence.
The Declaration of Independence is based on December 1, 1989 joint decision by the Supreme Council of the then Soviet Armenia and the National Council of Nagorno-Karabakh.