Declaration of Independence of Armenia (1918)

Armenian Declaration of Independence
Ratified	30 May 1918
Date effective	28 May 1918[1]
Location	ARF Archives Institute

The Armenian Declaration of Independence (Armenian: Հայաստանի Անկախության Հռչակագիր, romanized: Hayastani Ankakhutyan Hrchakagir) is the declaration of independence of the Armenian provinces from the Russian Empire. Armenia was proclaimed independent in Tiflis (present-day Tbilisi) on 28 May 1918.^[2][3] The declaration of the independence was as follows:^[4]

Declaration

In view of the complete political collapse of the Trans-Caucasus and the new situation created by the proclamation of the independence of Georgia and Azerbaijan, the Armenian National Council declares itself the supreme and sole administration of the Armenian provinces. Due to certain grave circumstances that prevent us from forming an Armenian National Government, the Armenian National Council temporarily assumes all governmental functions in order to pilot the political and administrative leadership of the Armenian provinces.

Armenian National Council

May 30, 1918