Mount Ararat with the historic Khor Virap monastery visible at center-left

Armenian Diaspora

Following the 1921 Soviet annexation of Armenia, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation relocated its institutional headquarters to Beirut, where the Lebanese parliament's confessional system gave the diaspora party formal legislative representation. The ARF remains one of the oldest continuously operating political parties in Lebanon, holding seats in every parliament since 1934.

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Followingย theย 1921ย Sovietย annexationย ofย Armenia,ย theย Armenianย Revolutionaryย Federationย relocatedย itsย institutionalย headquartersย toย Beirut,ย whereย theย Lebaneseย parliament'sย confessionalย systemย gaveย theย diasporaย partyย formalย legislativeย representation.ย Theย ARFย remainsย oneย ofย theย oldestย continuouslyย operatingย politicalย partiesย inย Lebanon,ย holdingย seatsย inย everyย parliamentย sinceย 1934.ย 

3839Armenian Diaspora