2015 in Armenia
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Events
January
- January 1 – Armenia joins the Eurasian Economic Union.[1][2]
- January 12 – A serviceman stationed at the Russian 102nd Military Base, Valery Permyakov, kills six members of an Armenian family, including a two-year-old child, and, in addition, wounds a six-month-old child, in Gyumri, initiating a manhunt by the Armenian security services.[3]
- January 19 – A six-month-old boy dies in hospital of his wounds, becoming the seventh member of an Armenian family dead after a killing spree by a Russian soldier.[4]
April
- April 24 – The 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide is commemorated.
References
- ↑ "Putin Confirms Armenia's Entry to Eurasian Union". Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
- ↑ "Putin signs Armenia's Eurasian Union deal". Archived from the original on 2014-12-30. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
- ↑ "Six-member family found dead in Gyumri; Russian serviceman suspected of mass murder". Armenia Now. AN Media LLC. 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Death toll in slaying of Armenian family rises to 7 after baby dies of his wounds at hospital". Fox News. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
