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Founding of the 3 Armenian Political Parties

Founding of the 3 Armenian Political Parties. Enlightenment (Renaissance of the Armenian People. Zartonk (awakening) Education and awareness over a period of 300 years

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Founding of the 3 Armenian Political Parties

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  1. Founding of the 3 Armenian Political Parties

  2. Enlightenment (Renaissance of the Armenian People • Zartonk (awakening) • Education and awareness over a period of 300 years • Led to an ever increasing resentment and active revolt of the Armenian people against the Ottoman leadersduring the mid to late 1800’s • Became a Revolutionary Movement formally organized under the leadership of 3 political parties in the late 1800’s • Հայազգային-ազատագրականշարժում

  3. Հայազգային-ազատագրականշարժում • The movement was principally led by three political parties all founded in the late 1800’s: • Armenian Democratic Liberal Party (RamgavarParty, originally known as the Armenakan) • Social Democrat HunchakianParty • Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnak - ARF)

  4. Building Blocks – Israel Ori1658 - 1711

  5. Building Block – David Bek?- 1728

  6. Building Block – Joseph Emin1726 - 1809

  7. Building Block – Mekhitarist Monks1717 - Present

  8. Building Block – KhachadourAbovian1809 - 1848

  9. Building Block – Raffi1835 - 1888

  10. Building Block – KhrimianHayrik1820 - 1907

  11. The 3 Primary Political Parties • Armenakan(Ramgavar) Party: Founded in 1885 • Social Democrat HunchakianParty: Founded in 1887 • Armenian Revolutionary Federation: Founded in 1890.

  12. Armenakan • Established in Van by MekertichPortukalianin 1885 • Its purpose was to “…win for the Armenian the right to rule over themselves through revolution…” • It restricted membership to Armenians only • Focused on education and self defense. • Focused activities primarily in Van. Did not expand much beyond that.

  13. Hunchak • It was founded in 1887 by 7 college students in Geneva, Switzerland • Goal was to gain Armenia's independence from the Ottoman Empire with revolutionary activity in Turkish Armenia. • Its name is taken from its newspaper Hunchak, meaning "Clarion" or "Bell" in English, and is taken by party members to represent "a call for enlightenment and freedom.” • Centralized structure

  14. Armenian Revolutionary Federation • ՀայՅեղափոխականներիԴաշնակցութիւն • The Armenian Revolutionary Federation(ARF) was founded in Tiflis in 1890 • The founders were ChristaporMikaelian, StepanZorian, and Simon Zavarian. • Aim of unifying small groups that were advocating for reform and defending Armenian villages from massacres in the Ottoman empire. • Decentralized structure

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