Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic

The Armenian SSR [1] or Soviet Socialist Republic of Armenia, came into being on 29 November 1920. On 1 December 1920, the Prime Minister Simon Vratsian handed over control of the country to the Communist Party of Armenia. The name was later changed to the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Flag of Armenian SSR

The modern Republic of Armenia became independent in 1991 during the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

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  1. Armenian: Հայկական ՍովետականՍոցիալիստական Հանրապետություն, Haykakan Sovetakan Sotsialistakan Hanrapetutyun; Russian: Армянская Советская Социалистическая Республика
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