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1993, Jan. 23 |
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The entire republic was without power when, in a territorial dispute with Azerbaijan, Azeris in the Marneulskiy region of Georgia blew up a section of pipeline bringing gas to Armenia. This epitomized the country's worsening energy shortage, which continued through January. | 1 |
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Feb. 2 |
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President Ter-Petrossian dismissed Prime Minister Khosrov Haroutunian for criticizing the government's draft budget and economic plan. | 2 |
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Sept. 17 |
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Prime Minister Hrand Bagratian declared Armenia's food shortage catastrophic. Armenia's neighbors, Iran and Turkey, had stopped trade in protest of Armenia's role in its dispute with Azerbaijan. | 3 |
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Nov. 1 |
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Government opposition parties, along with some progovernment deputies, attacked the government's proposed privatization plans. In a compromise, the opposition Communists voted in favor of a plan that provided that 20 percent of the state enterprises would be turned over to the workers' collectives before privatization. | 4 |
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