Republic of Artsakh
Former breakaway state in the South Caucasus
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| 2024 | Karabakh University began admitting students in the university building previously occupied by Artsakh State University. |
| January 1 2024 | Artsakh dissolved itself, ending its self-proclaimed independence as per the previous agreement. |
| 2023 | Sergey Ghazaryan becomes Foreign Minister, serving from 2023 to 2024. |
| November 28 2023 | Following the Azerbaijani offensive and displacement of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians, the Azerbaijan Ministry of Education appropriated the Artsakh State University building and converted it into Karabakh University. |
| October 1 2023 | Almost the entire population of Nagorno-Karabakh flees to Armenia, ending a millennia-old Armenian presence in the region. |
| September 2023 | Azerbaijan launches a military offensive, prompting Artsakh's government to agree to disarm and enter talks, leading to a mass exodus of ethnic Armenians. |
| September 28 2023 | The president of Artsakh signs a decree to dissolve all republic institutions by 1 January 2024, effectively marking the end of the self-proclaimed state. |
| September 27 2023 | Karabakh Telecom is disconnected from external communication, with calls and internet traffic to the Nagorno-Karabakh region subsequently carried out only through Azerbaijani telecom operators and providers. |
| September 21 2023 | The Artsakh Defense Army was disbanded under the terms of the Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement following the 2023 Azerbaijani military offensive. |
| December 2022 | Azerbaijan blockades the Lachin corridor, cutting off Artsakh's direct land connection to Armenia. |
| 2021 | The league season was abandoned, with Yerazank declared champions, Avo as runner-up, and Berd Chartar FC in third place. |
| 2021 | David Babayan becomes Foreign Minister, serving from 2021 to 2023. |
| June 2021 | New Jersey passed a bill recognizing Artsakh |
| May 2021 | By this time, Artsakh had conducted 25,040 COVID-19 tests, with 2,749 positive cases identified. |
| April 2021 | Idaho passed a bill recognizing Artsakh |
| 2020 | During the Nagorno-Karabakh war, COVID-19 cases increased significantly in Nagorno-Karabakh, especially in Stepanakert, where residents were forced to live in overcrowded bunkers due to Azerbaijani artillery and drone strikes. The conflict severely complicated COVID-19 testing and contact tracing efforts. |
| 2020 | Football league competition was not held due to the COVID-19 outbreak. |
| 2020 | A new war is fought, with Azerbaijan gaining victory and reclaiming significant portions of Artsakh's claimed territory. |
| 2020 | The Artsakh Conservative Party participated in elections, receiving 2.87% of votes in the first round, which was insufficient to qualify for the second round. The party did not secure any seats in the National Assembly. |
| December 31 2020 | Initial report of the novel coronavirus cluster in Wuhan City, Hubei Province was made to the World Health Organization, preceding the global pandemic's widespread recognition. |
| December 10 2020 | The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) investigated Crossbridge Capital, an offshore firm managing assets of Pierre Fattouch. |
| November 13 2020 | The legislature of Uruguay's Montevideo Department unanimously recognized the independence of the Republic of Artsakh. |
| November 5 2020 | The city of Laval in Quebec recognized the independence of Artsakh. |
| November 3 2020 | The cities of Palermo, Asolo, and Cerchiara di Calabria, along with the Italian region of Lombardy, recognized Artsakh. |
| October 25 2020 | The French Senate adopted a resolution to recognize the independence of Artsakh. |
| October 24 2020 | Nadia de León, President of the Central American Parliament, announced support for Artsakh's right to self-determination. |
| October 15 2020 | Milan became the first large European city to recognize the Republic of Artsakh. |
| June 2020 | A parliamentary friendship group was established between the Republic of Artsakh and members of the Parliament of Cyprus. |
| May 2020 | Minnesota passed a bill recognizing Artsakh |
| May 24 2020 | Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) reports 33 confirmed COVID-19 cases during the pandemic, tracking the spread of the coronavirus in the region. |
| April 15 2020 | Following a decision by the Artsakh Republic's Special Commission on the Emergency Situation, movement restrictions were implemented in multiple villages and regions, including Mirik, Moshatagh, Tsitsernavank, Karvachar in the Kashatagh region, and Verin Horatagh, Kochoghot, and Haterk communities of the Martakert region. Residents were restricted to their administrative boundaries. |
| April 10 2020 | An additional confirmed COVID-19 case was reported from Karvachar, Shahumyan, making it the second province in Artsakh to have a confirmed coronavirus case. |
| April 9 2020 | Three people were tested for COVID-19, with two testing positive. One positive case was a local from Moshatagh (near Mirik), and the other was a citizen of Armenia. At this point, all known cases in Artsakh were from the Kashatagh province. |
| April 7 2020 | The Ministry of Health of the Artsakh Republic reported its first coronavirus case, with one of two suspected cases testing positive for COVID-19. The infected person was from Mirik. |
| March 2020 | The border of the Republic of Artsakh with Armenia was closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 virus into the unrecognized republic. |
| February 5 2020 | David Babayan announced his candidacy for the presidency of Artsakh and that he would lead the party in the 2020 Artsakhian general election. |
| January 12 2020 | World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed a novel coronavirus as the cause of respiratory illness in Wuhan City, China, marking the official recognition of the COVID-19 pandemic's origin. |
| 2019 | Berd Askeran won the Artsakh Football League championship, with Yerazank as runner-up and Avo in third place. |
| 2019 | League expanded from 8 to 12 clubs, with 4 additional teams announced and integrated into the competition before the start of the season. |
| December 8 2019 | Artsakh National Assembly Speaker Ashot Ghulyan met with Felipe Alejos Lorenzana, First Vice President of Guatemala's Congress, to discuss establishing inter-parliamentary ties. |
| November 2019 | The French Communist Party urged the French Government to recognize the independence of Artsakh. |
| October 2019 | Artak Beglaryan, Human Rights Defender of Artsakh, held meetings with high-ranking Council of Europe officials in Strasbourg to discuss potential cooperation and international engagement of unrecognized states. |
| October 2019 | Artsakh's Foreign Minister met with US Congress members, expressing appreciation for financial aid and support for peaceful conflict resolution, and hoping to develop further cooperation. |
| August 1 2019 | An Artsakh-Australia Friendship Group was established, involving Australian Federal Parliament Senators, Ministers, and the Premier of New South Wales. |
| July 2019 | Pierre Fattouch was charged with tax evasion in Lebanon, and a Lebanese Prosecutor General ordered the closure of his quarries for lacking a legal license. |
| June 2019 | Artsakh hosted the 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup, demonstrating its involvement in international football competitions for non-FIFA affiliated regions. |
| April 2019 | Colorado passed a bill recognizing Artsakh |
| March 2019 | Ashot Ghulian, Speaker of the National Assembly of Artsakh, met with European Parliament members in Brussels to explore opportunities for Artsakh's inclusion in European Union programs and discuss cooperation. |
| March 19 2019 | An Artsakh-Canada Friendship Group was established between the National Assembly of Artsakh and the House of Commons of Canada. |
| February 26 2019 | The Artsakh Conservative Party was officially established, with David Babayan serving as its founder and party leader. |
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