The monument to the Bolshevik revolutionary of Armenian descent Aleksandr Myasnikyan, located near Yerevan City Hall, has become a place where honored is the memory of 10 citizens of the Republic of Armenia, who were killed during the violent dispersal of peaceful demonstrations in March 2008.
It was here, persecuted by law enforcement authorities and to the embassies of France and Russia, thousands of people fled who for 10 days around the clock protested the outcome of the Feb. 19, 2008 presidential election, the winner of which was soon declared to be then defense minister Serzh Sargsyan. His main rival (and the unsuccessful presidential candidate) continues to remain first president of the Republic of Armenia and leader of the opposition bloc the Armenian National Congress Levon Ter-Petrossian, whose supporters will gather together for a rally at 6 pm today.
Armenian News
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