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Armenia's First Republic: 1918-1920 and the Fight for Independence
In May 1918, as the Ottoman Empire advanced into the Caucasus, a small Armenian force faced impossible odds at Sardarabad. Against expectations, they held the line—and declared the first independent Armenian state in centuries. This episode follows the brief, turbulent life of the First Republic of Armenia: its founding battles at Sardarabad, Bash Abaran, and Gharakilisa; the political maneuvering of the Armenian National Council and the Dashnaktsutyun leadership under Aram Manukian and Hovhannes Kachaznuni; the struggle to build a functioning state from the wreckage of the Russian Empire…
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