2008 in Armenia

The following lists events that happened in 2008 in Armenia.

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See also:	Other events of 2008 List of years in Armenia

Incumbents

• President: Robert Kocharyan (until 9 April), Serzh Sargsyan (starting 9 April)
• Prime Minister: Serzh Sargsyan (until 9 April), Tigran Sargsyan (starting 9 April)

Events

January

• January 18 - Armenian-Americans urge the restoration of Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act in wake of Azeri war talk.^[1]
• January 18 - Armine Ohanyan, senior editor of the "Zhamanak Yerevan" daily is sacked for posting information that "was balanced but not always sympathetic" to former Armenian president-turned opposition candidate Levon Ter-Petrosyan.^[2]

February

• February 20 - Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan is elected as President in a contest hailed as largely democratic by OSCE and international monitors.^[3]

March

• March 1 - 2008 Armenian presidential election protests
  • Armenian President Robert Kocharyan declares a state of emergency following political unrest in Yerevan.^[4]
  • Eight people have been killed in the post-election unrest between Armenian authorities and the opposition.^[5]
• March 3 - Armenian police have arrested 30 opposition activists accused of causing political unrest.^[6]
• March 4 - Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has expressed "his support to the people and authorities of Armenia".^[7]

August

• August 8-24 - 25 athletes from Armenia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.