Armenian Populist Party Explained

The Armenian Populist Party (Armenian: Հայ Ժողովրդական Կուսակցություն) was a political party founded in March 1917 in Russian Armenia. Its members had previously belonged to the Russian Kadet party. The Populists had a liberal programme and drew their support from middle-class Armenians in Tbilisi and Baku.^[1]

History

The Populists had 43 of the 204 representatives in the Armenian National Congress of October 1917^[2] and two of the 15 seats in the subsequent Armenian National Council.^[3]

See also

• Programs of political parties in Armenia
• Politics of Armenia

References

1. Hovannisian Republic, p.17
2. Ter-Minassian pp.30-31
3. Hovannisian, p.18 footnote

Sources

• Richard G. Hovannisian The Republic of Armenia: The First Year 1918-19 (University of California, 1971)
• Anahide Ter-Minassian La République d'Arménie 1918-20 (Éditions Complexe, 2006 ed.)