2008 in Armenia
# 2008 in Armenia

The following lists events that happened in 2008 in Armenia.

## Incumbents

* President: Robert Kocharyan (until 9 April), Serzh Sargsyan (starting 9 April)
* Prime Minister: Serzh Sargsyan (until 9 April), Tigran Sargsyan (starting 9 April)

## Events

### January

* January 18 - Armenian-Americans urge the restoration of Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act in wake of Azeri war talk.
* January 18 - Armine Ohanyan, senior editor of the "Zhamanak Yerevan" daily is sacked for posting information that "was balanced but not always sympathetic" to former Armenian president-turned opposition candidate Levon Ter-Petrosyan.

### February

* February 20 - Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan is elected as President in a contest hailed as largely democratic by OSCE and international monitors.

### March

* March 1 - 2008 Armenian presidential election protests
   * Armenian President Robert Kocharyan declares a state of emergency following political unrest in Yerevan.
   * Eight people have been killed in the post-election unrest between Armenian authorities and the opposition.
* March 3 - Armenian police have arrested 30 opposition activists accused of causing political unrest.
* March 4 - Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has expressed "his support to the people and authorities of Armenia".

### August

* August 8-24 - 25 athletes from Armenia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
