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The Congress of Eastern Armenians was a congress established in late September 1917 with representatives drawn from all the political organisations and parties of Russian Armenia. There were around 200 delegates, of which 113 belonged to the Dashnak party.
The Council worked like a provisional government, with ministries of military, refugees, health and education. It was based in Yerevan. Its decisions were accepted as Armenian decisions; given the conditions it was the best "plenipotentiary" representative parlementery system of the eastern Armenians. It was a member of the Special Transcaucasian Committee.
It had the power to negotiate with the Ottoman Empire and the Central Powers and later the permanent executive committee selected by the congress declared the Democratic Republic of Armenia.
References
- Stephen F. Jones Socialism in Georgian Colors: the European Road to Social Democracy (Harvard University Press, 2005), page 259
See also
- Armenian National Council of Karabakh
- Armenian National Council of Baku
- Armenian National Council of Tiflis
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