YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY
1936
The town name Erivan, which was its Russian name, was officially replaced with Yerevan.
On August 17, 1936, the Central Executive Council of the USSR decided to replace the previously used name "Erivan" with the name "Yerevan".
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1921
On 9 September 1919, the National Assembly of Armenia founded the History Museum of Armenia. The museum opened to visitors on August 20, 1921. Its first director was Yervand Lalayan.
2007
On November 16, the official opening ceremony of Northern Avenue took place, the construction of which began in 2002.
