2003–2004 Armenian protests

Armenian democracy movements 2003-2004 Armenian protests March 2003 – April 2004 Yerevan, Armenia *alleged electoral fraud during the 2003 presidential election *resignation of President Robert Kocharyan new general elections *Protests suppressed by force demonstrations Opposition parties People's Party National Unity National Democratic Union United Armenians Party.png Unified Armenians Democratic Party Armenia Government of Armenia Armenian police logo.png Police Stepan DemirchyanArtashes GeghamyanVazgen ManukyanRuben AvagyanAram Sargsyan Robert Kocharyan (President) Andranik Margaryan (PM)Artur Baghdasaryan (Parliament Speaker) Hayk Harutyunyan (Police Chief) 500+ (9 April 2004)10,000+ (12 April 2004) The 2003-2004 Armenian protests were a series of demonstrations held in Yerevan following the 2003 Armenian presidential election, led by former presidential candidate Stepan Demirchyan. Background Armenian presidential election, 2003 Protests April 12, 2004 Opposition candidate Stepan Demirchyan, who was the official runner-up of that election, was defeated by Robert Kocharyan in the second round. Demirchyan started a protest demanding authority retirement in the Freedom Square, he later started a rally to Presidential Palace, but police blocked the road from the front of National Assembly, after this protesters announced a sit-in, later police attacked protesters to disperse the sit-in.«2004 –ի ապրիլի 12 –ը մարտի 1 ի նախերգանքն էր» (տեսանյութ)PARTICIPANTS OF OPPOSITION MEETING IN YEREVAN MADE FOR STATE HEAD'S RESIDENCE TO DEMAND AUTHORITY RETIREMENT See also 2008 Armenian presidential election protests 2011 Armenian protests 2013 Armenian protests List of protests in the 21st century References 30em ԱՐՏԱՇԵՍ ԳԵՂԱՄՅԱՆԸ ԱՊՐԻԼԻ 13-Ը ՀԱՄԵՄԱՏԵՑ ԱՎԱՐԱՅՐԻ, ՍԱՐԴԱՐԱՊԱՏԻ, ԲԱՇ ԱՊԱՐԱՆԻ ՀԵՐՈՍԱՄԱՐՏԵՐԻ ՀԵՏ... HRW A1plus Protests Protests Category:Human rights abuses in Armenia Category:Protests in Armenia Armenian Armenian Category:Armenian democracy movements