Armenian Military Demands Resignation of the Government

[Kowani]

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god I wish I spoke Armenian right now

anyway
the Military is demanding that the PM, Nikol Pashinyan, as well as the government resign, triggered by the firing of Tigran Khachatryan, Chief of the General Staff.
Pashinyan's declared it a coup attempt, and is calling on his supporters to come to Yerevan Plaza to defend him

the story is currently updating, sorry for the small OP

Pashinyan's sacked another military chief

[Punished UMN]

Well, there goes my plans to sleep for the night Got some researching and trawling to do. Thanks for the heads up.

[Grenartia]

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god I wish I spoke Armenian right now

anyway
the Military is demanding that the PM, Nikol Pashinyan, as well as the government resign, triggered by the firing of Tigran Khachatryan, former economy minister.
Pashinyan's declared it a coup attempt, and is calling on his supporters to come to Yerevan Plaza to defend him

the story is currently updating, sorry for the small OP

Presumably, this has something to do with the war they just lost?

[Punished UMN]

Source 1
Source 2


god I wish I spoke Armenian right now

anyway
the Military is demanding that the PM, Nikol Pashinyan, as well as the government resign, triggered by the firing of Tigran Khachatryan, former economy minister.
Pashinyan's declared it a coup attempt, and is calling on his supporters to come to Yerevan Plaza to defend him

the story is currently updating, sorry for the small OP

Presumably, this has something to do with the war they just lost?

PM Pashinyan sacked the Army deputy Chief of Staff yesterday.

[Kowani]

Well, there goes my plans to sleep for the night Got some researching and trawling to do. Thanks for the heads up.

the KNN accepts no liability from the side effects of lack of sleep

also, yeah i wanted to sleep too but instead i'll be doing rapid fire twitter scrolling
whee

[Kowani]

PM Pashinyan have a speech here (scroll to the beginning, it's a live feed of yerevan square right now)


the speech is also in armenian, so i have no clue what's being said

[Kowani]

i threw the statement from the military into google translate

STATEMENT OF THE GENERAL HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMENIAN ARMED FORCES
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia expresses its resolute protest against the dismissal of the First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia for short-sighted reasons, which was carried out without taking into account the national-state interests of the Republic of Armenia. In such difficult conditions for the country, such a decision is an anti-state, irresponsible step.
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, the government, will no longer be able to make adequate decisions in this critical situation for the Armenian people.
For a long time, the RA Armed Forces patiently tolerated the "attacks" aimed at discrediting the Armed Forces by the current government, but everything has its limits.
The RA Armed Forces has fulfilled its duty with honor, to fight with its people against the enemy.
Inefficient governance of the current authorities ագույն Serious mistakes in foreign policy have brought the country to the brink of collapse.
Due to the current situation, the RA Armed Forces demand the resignation of the RA Prime Minister և the government, at the same time warning to refrain from using force against the people whose children died defending the Homeland and Artsakh. The army has always been with the people, as the people have been with the army.
The announcement was signed.

Chief of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel-General Onik Victory Gasparyan
First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Tiran Vazgeni Khachatryan
Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Stepan Robert Galstyan
Chief of the Operative General Department of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces - Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Karen Andranik Abrahamyan
Commander of the RA Armed Forces Joint Group, Lieutenant General Tigran Janibek Parvanyan
Head of the General Staff Management Department of the RA General Staff, Major General Albert Razmiki Baghdasaryan
Chief of the RA Armed Forces Communication Troops, Major General Temur Norik Shahnazaryan
Chief of the State Department of Missile Troops and Artillery of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Armen Samson Harutyunyan
Chief of the RA Armed Forces Air Defense Troops, Major General Armen Grisha Vardanyan
Chief of the Department of Engineering Troops of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Ishkhan Zhoray Matosyan
Chief of the RA Armed Forces Rear Department, Major General Romik Poghos Margaryan
Assistant to the Chief of General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Komitas Razmik Muradyan
Head of the Moral Support Department of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel Arthur Arisi Poghosyan
Head of the Administrative Department of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel Suren A. Harutyunyan
Head of the Aviation Department of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel Gagik Alibek Aslanyan
Head of the Military Medical Department of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel Sahak Robert Ohanyan
Colonel Vardan Vaspuraki Nshanyan, Head of the Head Department of the RA Armed Forces RCPP Troops
Colonel Arthur Sergey Kumelov, Chief of the RA Armed Forces General Staff REP Troops
Head of the Finance Department of the RA Armed Forces General Staff, Colonel Vardan Manvel Sahakyan
Head of the RA Armed Forces General Staff Service Department, Colonel Ara Mikaeli Petrosyan
First Deputy Head of the Operative General Department of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Stepan Grigory Gorgyan
Chief of the Operative Department of the RA Armed Forces General Staff, Major General Edward Edison Asryan
Head of the Strategic Planning Department of the Operative General Department of the RA Armed Forces General Staff, Colonel Armen A. Arstamyan
Deputy Head of the RA Armed Forces Defense Department, Colonel Armen Yakov Seyranyan
Major General Valerik Ashot Kocharyan, Head of the Combat Training Department of the RA Armed Forces General Training Department
Colonel Aram Zhora Grigoryan, Head of the Physical Training and Sports Department of the General Training Department of the RA Armed Forces
Colonel Hrach Lyudvik Stepanyan, Deputy Chief of Staff of the General Staff Management Department of the RA Armed Forces General Staff
Colonel Gagik Benik Ghulyan, Head of the Mobilization Department of the General Staff Management Department of the RA Armed Forces General Staff
Colonel Levon Misha Davidyan, Deputy Head of the Information-Analytical Department of the General Department of Intelligence of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces
Colonel Artak Sashiki Asatryan, Head of the Special Purpose and Military Intelligence Department of the General Intelligence Department of the RA Armed Forces General Staff
Colonel Arthur A. Tevanyan, Head of the Department of Radio-Electronic and Technical Means of the General Department of Intelligence of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces
Chief of the Security Service of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel Rustam Ashot Karapetyan
Chief of the RA Armed Forces General Staff Standardization and Metrology Service, Colonel Georgy Ashot Vardanyan
Chief Military Chief Conductor of the RA Armed Forces General Staff, Colonel Armen K. Poghosyan
Chief of the Military Geographical Service of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Sergey Hovsep Petrosyan
Commander of the 1st Army Corps of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Jirayr Hamlet Poghosyan
Commander of the 2nd Army Corps of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Arayik Robert Harutyunyan
Commander of the 3rd Army Corps of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Grigory Yuri Khachaturov
Commander of the 4th Army Corps of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Artak Emili Budaghyan
Commander of the 5th Army Corps of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel Smbat Volodia GrIgoryan

[CoraSpia]

i threw the statement from the military into google translate

STATEMENT OF THE GENERAL HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMENIAN ARMED FORCES
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia expresses its resolute protest against the dismissal of the First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia for short-sighted reasons, which was carried out without taking into account the national-state interests of the Republic of Armenia. In such difficult conditions for the country, such a decision is an anti-state, irresponsible step.
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, the government, will no longer be able to make adequate decisions in this critical situation for the Armenian people.
For a long time, the RA Armed Forces patiently tolerated the "attacks" aimed at discrediting the Armed Forces by the current government, but everything has its limits.
The RA Armed Forces has fulfilled its duty with honor, to fight with its people against the enemy.
Inefficient governance of the current authorities ագույն Serious mistakes in foreign policy have brought the country to the brink of collapse.
Due to the current situation, the RA Armed Forces demand the resignation of the RA Prime Minister և the government, at the same time warning to refrain from using force against the people whose children died defending the Homeland and Artsakh. The army has always been with the people, as the people have been with the army.
The announcement was signed.

Chief of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel-General Onik Victory Gasparyan
First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Tiran Vazgeni Khachatryan
Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Stepan Robert Galstyan
Chief of the Operative General Department of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces - Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Karen Andranik Abrahamyan
Commander of the RA Armed Forces Joint Group, Lieutenant General Tigran Janibek Parvanyan
Head of the General Staff Management Department of the RA General Staff, Major General Albert Razmiki Baghdasaryan
Chief of the RA Armed Forces Communication Troops, Major General Temur Norik Shahnazaryan
Chief of the State Department of Missile Troops and Artillery of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Armen Samson Harutyunyan
Chief of the RA Armed Forces Air Defense Troops, Major General Armen Grisha Vardanyan
Chief of the Department of Engineering Troops of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Ishkhan Zhoray Matosyan
Chief of the RA Armed Forces Rear Department, Major General Romik Poghos Margaryan
Assistant to the Chief of General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Komitas Razmik Muradyan
Head of the Moral Support Department of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel Arthur Arisi Poghosyan
Head of the Administrative Department of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel Suren A. Harutyunyan
Head of the Aviation Department of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel Gagik Alibek Aslanyan
Head of the Military Medical Department of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel Sahak Robert Ohanyan
Colonel Vardan Vaspuraki Nshanyan, Head of the Head Department of the RA Armed Forces RCPP Troops
Colonel Arthur Sergey Kumelov, Chief of the RA Armed Forces General Staff REP Troops
Head of the Finance Department of the RA Armed Forces General Staff, Colonel Vardan Manvel Sahakyan
Head of the RA Armed Forces General Staff Service Department, Colonel Ara Mikaeli Petrosyan
First Deputy Head of the Operative General Department of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Stepan Grigory Gorgyan
Chief of the Operative Department of the RA Armed Forces General Staff, Major General Edward Edison Asryan
Head of the Strategic Planning Department of the Operative General Department of the RA Armed Forces General Staff, Colonel Armen A. Arstamyan
Deputy Head of the RA Armed Forces Defense Department, Colonel Armen Yakov Seyranyan
Major General Valerik Ashot Kocharyan, Head of the Combat Training Department of the RA Armed Forces General Training Department
Colonel Aram Zhora Grigoryan, Head of the Physical Training and Sports Department of the General Training Department of the RA Armed Forces
Colonel Hrach Lyudvik Stepanyan, Deputy Chief of Staff of the General Staff Management Department of the RA Armed Forces General Staff
Colonel Gagik Benik Ghulyan, Head of the Mobilization Department of the General Staff Management Department of the RA Armed Forces General Staff
Colonel Levon Misha Davidyan, Deputy Head of the Information-Analytical Department of the General Department of Intelligence of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces
Colonel Artak Sashiki Asatryan, Head of the Special Purpose and Military Intelligence Department of the General Intelligence Department of the RA Armed Forces General Staff
Colonel Arthur A. Tevanyan, Head of the Department of Radio-Electronic and Technical Means of the General Department of Intelligence of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces
Chief of the Security Service of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel Rustam Ashot Karapetyan
Chief of the RA Armed Forces General Staff Standardization and Metrology Service, Colonel Georgy Ashot Vardanyan
Chief Military Chief Conductor of the RA Armed Forces General Staff, Colonel Armen K. Poghosyan
Chief of the Military Geographical Service of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Sergey Hovsep Petrosyan
Commander of the 1st Army Corps of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Jirayr Hamlet Poghosyan
Commander of the 2nd Army Corps of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Arayik Robert Harutyunyan
Commander of the 3rd Army Corps of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Grigory Yuri Khachaturov
Commander of the 4th Army Corps of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Artak Emili Budaghyan
Commander of the 5th Army Corps of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel Smbat Volodia GrIgoryan

With that long list, are we sure the guy wasn't sacked due to payroll issues?

[Hakinda Herseyi Duymak istiyorum]

An ordinary day in democratic armenia (we were not surprised) I stand by the Armenian people against the fascist putschists until the end, democracy is needed for the whole world. Someone should remind these putschists that we were not in 1992 !

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god I wish I spoke Armenian right now

anyway
the Military is demanding that the PM, Nikol Pashinyan, as well as the government resign, triggered by the firing of Tigran Khachatryan, former economy minister.
Pashinyan's declared it a coup attempt, and is calling on his supporters to come to Yerevan Plaza to defend him

the story is currently updating, sorry for the small OP

Presumably, this has something to do with the war they just lost?

It is related to the Armenian occupation in 1992. The putschists in Armenia are a product of the 1992 genocidal mentality. It is the Social Democrats who will put an end to this hostility. Middle Eastern ideas negatively affect Armenians and Turks.

[The New California Republic]

i threw the statement from the military into google translate

STATEMENT OF THE GENERAL HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMENIAN ARMED FORCES
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia expresses its resolute protest against the dismissal of the First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia for short-sighted reasons, which was carried out without taking into account the national-state interests of the Republic of Armenia. In such difficult conditions for the country, such a decision is an anti-state, irresponsible step.
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, the government, will no longer be able to make adequate decisions in this critical situation for the Armenian people.
For a long time, the RA Armed Forces patiently tolerated the "attacks" aimed at discrediting the Armed Forces by the current government, but everything has its limits.
The RA Armed Forces has fulfilled its duty with honor, to fight with its people against the enemy.
Inefficient governance of the current authorities ագույն Serious mistakes in foreign policy have brought the country to the brink of collapse.
Due to the current situation, the RA Armed Forces demand the resignation of the RA Prime Minister և the government, at the same time warning to refrain from using force against the people whose children died defending the Homeland and Artsakh. The army has always been with the people, as the people have been with the army.
The announcement was signed.

Chief of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel-General Onik Victory Gasparyan
First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Tiran Vazgeni Khachatryan
Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Stepan Robert Galstyan
Chief of the Operative General Department of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces - Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Karen Andranik Abrahamyan
Commander of the RA Armed Forces Joint Group, Lieutenant General Tigran Janibek Parvanyan
Head of the General Staff Management Department of the RA General Staff, Major General Albert Razmiki Baghdasaryan
Chief of the RA Armed Forces Communication Troops, Major General Temur Norik Shahnazaryan
Chief of the State Department of Missile Troops and Artillery of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Armen Samson Harutyunyan
Chief of the RA Armed Forces Air Defense Troops, Major General Armen Grisha Vardanyan
Chief of the Department of Engineering Troops of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Ishkhan Zhoray Matosyan
Chief of the RA Armed Forces Rear Department, Major General Romik Poghos Margaryan
Assistant to the Chief of General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Komitas Razmik Muradyan
Head of the Moral Support Department of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel Arthur Arisi Poghosyan
Head of the Administrative Department of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel Suren A. Harutyunyan
Head of the Aviation Department of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel Gagik Alibek Aslanyan
Head of the Military Medical Department of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel Sahak Robert Ohanyan
Colonel Vardan Vaspuraki Nshanyan, Head of the Head Department of the RA Armed Forces RCPP Troops
Colonel Arthur Sergey Kumelov, Chief of the RA Armed Forces General Staff REP Troops
Head of the Finance Department of the RA Armed Forces General Staff, Colonel Vardan Manvel Sahakyan
Head of the RA Armed Forces General Staff Service Department, Colonel Ara Mikaeli Petrosyan
First Deputy Head of the Operative General Department of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Stepan Grigory Gorgyan
Chief of the Operative Department of the RA Armed Forces General Staff, Major General Edward Edison Asryan
Head of the Strategic Planning Department of the Operative General Department of the RA Armed Forces General Staff, Colonel Armen A. Arstamyan
Deputy Head of the RA Armed Forces Defense Department, Colonel Armen Yakov Seyranyan
Major General Valerik Ashot Kocharyan, Head of the Combat Training Department of the RA Armed Forces General Training Department
Colonel Aram Zhora Grigoryan, Head of the Physical Training and Sports Department of the General Training Department of the RA Armed Forces
Colonel Hrach Lyudvik Stepanyan, Deputy Chief of Staff of the General Staff Management Department of the RA Armed Forces General Staff
Colonel Gagik Benik Ghulyan, Head of the Mobilization Department of the General Staff Management Department of the RA Armed Forces General Staff
Colonel Levon Misha Davidyan, Deputy Head of the Information-Analytical Department of the General Department of Intelligence of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces
Colonel Artak Sashiki Asatryan, Head of the Special Purpose and Military Intelligence Department of the General Intelligence Department of the RA Armed Forces General Staff
Colonel Arthur A. Tevanyan, Head of the Department of Radio-Electronic and Technical Means of the General Department of Intelligence of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces
Chief of the Security Service of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel Rustam Ashot Karapetyan
Chief of the RA Armed Forces General Staff Standardization and Metrology Service, Colonel Georgy Ashot Vardanyan
Chief Military Chief Conductor of the RA Armed Forces General Staff, Colonel Armen K. Poghosyan
Chief of the Military Geographical Service of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Sergey Hovsep Petrosyan
Commander of the 1st Army Corps of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Jirayr Hamlet Poghosyan
Commander of the 2nd Army Corps of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Arayik Robert Harutyunyan
Commander of the 3rd Army Corps of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Grigory Yuri Khachaturov
Commander of the 4th Army Corps of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Artak Emili Budaghyan
Commander of the 5th Army Corps of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel Smbat Volodia GrIgoryan

With that long list, are we sure the guy wasn't sacked due to payroll issues?

If you listed all the various department heads of practically any modern military force you'd get a list about as long as that, so it's not as if it is unusual or something...

[New Jacobland]

Gee so first we have a coup in Myanmar and now in Armenia. 2021 has been a great year for democracy so far.

[Shrillland]

There's now a rally of 2,000 people led by the Dashnaks in favour of the coup attempt: https://oc-media.org/pashinyan-this-is-a-military-coup/

[Borderlands of Rojava]

Oh shit, civil war in Armenia.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Oh shit, civil war in Armenia.

Hopefully not.

[Hakinda Herseyi Duymak istiyorum]

There's now a rally of 2,000 people led by the Dashnaks in favour of the coup attempt: https://oc-media.org/pashinyan-this-is-a-military-coup/

Social democrats against fascists to the streets ! I wish all racist anti-domocrats were out of this land. Turkish Armenian Greek Arab Kurd must unite against Fascists.

[Shrillland]

The Defence Ministry has now condemned the coup attempt, Azerbaijan's gloating as expected, and the opposition groups say they'll only meet with Pashinyan to discuss his resignation

[Langenia]

Oh look, it's Myanmar all over again. Great. /s

[Anglicora]

About time. The political class betrayed Armenia. The international community abandoned her too. Hopefully the military succeeds and can restore stability and prosperity to Armenia.

[Shrillland]

About time. The political class betrayed Armenia. The international community abandoned her too. Hopefully the military succeeds and can restore stability and prosperity to Armenia.

The international community didn't abandon Armenia per se, although I will admit it was a failed experiment on its part. I think a lot of Western powers wanted to leave it be, thinking that a democracy could flourish whilst still technically being in Russia's sphere of influence. Kyrgyzstan's been able to do it so far, why not another country? As for the rest, this is basically the Army throwing a fit that they lost Artsakh II.

[-Ocelot-]

There's now a rally of 2,000 people led by the Dashnaks in favour of the coup attempt: https://oc-media.org/pashinyan-this-is-a-military-coup/

Social democrats against fascists to the streets ! I wish all racist anti-domocrats were out of this land. Turkish Armenian Greek Arab Kurd must unite against Fascists.

Well said

[Kowani]

Okay, lots of updates: the opposition's blocking central roads in Yerevan, the Ministry of Defense's calling attempts to involve the army in the political process "inadmissible", the President isn't signing the PM's order to dismiss the General Staff Chief, and at least one opposition party (Bright Armenia) is telling their supporters to stay neutral

also we have fighter jets flying over Yerevan

[The Marlborough]

Oh shit, civil war in Armenia.

Why would there be a civil war lmao. A lot of Armenians fucking hate the PM right now. Not every coup results in a civil war you know.

[The Marlborough]

Okay, lots of updates: the opposition's blocking central roads in Yerevan, the Ministry of Defense's calling attempts to involve the army in the political process "inadmissible", the President isn't signing the PM's order to dismiss the General Staff Chief, and at least one opposition party (Bright Armenia) is telling their supporters to stay neutral

also we have fighter jets flying over Yerevan

Based.

[SD_Film Artists]

Presumably, this has something to do with the war they just lost?

PM Pashinyan sacked the Army deputy Chief of Staff yesterday.

Yeah but.. the war must be a background to that. IIRC it was Pashinyan who agreed that terrible deal.

[Hakinda Herseyi Duymak istiyorum]

Social democrats against fascists to the streets ! I wish all racist anti-domocrats were out of this land. Turkish Armenian Greek Arab Kurd must unite against Fascists.

Well said

Those who turned the Ayasofya museum into a mosque and the racists in Armenia are a product of the same mentality. Please look at those who support the coup and consider how democratic the values ​​they advocate are. The sole aim of the coup plotters is to fill the pockets of arms dealers with blood, because their opinions are limited to these. Turks and Armenians should open their hearts to European values.