| 23 Aug 1990 |
the Armenian SSR is renamed the Republic of Armenia and proclaimed a sovereign state in accordance with the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Supreme Council of the Armenian SSR on 23 Aug 1990 (Republic of Armenia Supreme Council Records, No. 16, 31 Aug 1990, pp. 4-6; Golos Armenii, No. 188, 25 Aug 1990, p. 1) |
| 23 Aug 1990 - |
Hayastani Hanrapetoutʻyoun (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն) | Republic of Armenia [1] |
| 24 Aug 1990 |
the Armenian SSR is renamed the Republic of Armenia in accordance with a law passed by the Supreme Council of the Armenian SSR on 24 Aug 1990 (Republic of Armenia Supreme Council Records, No. 16, 31 Aug 1990, p. 6; Golos Armenii, No. 188, 25 Aug 1990, p. 1) |
| 23 Sep 1991 |
Armenia is declared an independent state in accordance with a resolution of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Armenia of 23 Sep 1991, based on the results of a referendum on the secession from the Soviet Union held on 21 Sep 1991 (Republic of Armenia Supreme Council Records, No. 18, 30 Sep 1991, p. 3) |
