Name: Armenia's 250,000 Person Revolution, Explained
Uploaded: 2019-07-02T03:16:52.000Z
Duration: 4 min 32 s
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In April 2018, he led a 250,000-person revolution

were in response to the decadelong rule of Serzh Sargsyan.

lawmakers elected Sargsyan to become prime minister.

So they took to the streets to protest it.

and that only government or establishment

and real leverages to decide their destiny

We had a problem with the official results of elections,

because continuously, the results of elections

We have a huge problem of electoral bribe,

But our last snap parliamentary election, we were assessed

as free, democratic, independent, and reliable.

And we had such a tremendous change in our political life

because of the change of personal behavior

[Narrator] Armenia has historically been a crossroads

between Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

international relations can be very complicated.

our relations with our neighbors Iran and Georgia.

[Narrator] While international relations can be difficult,

Pashinyan is focusing on domestic economic changes

One growth sector he's confident about is tech.

That includes the Tumo Center for Creative Technologies,

a free learning center for the Armenian youth

that specializes in technology and design.

The center has recently expanded to Paris and Beirut,

with plans for more international locations.

Pashinyan: That means that Armenia is starting

These kind of technologies are changing the face of Armenia.

Armen Ghazaryan, head of migration services,

hopes this number can grow following the revolution.

Ghazaryan: Armenia is a country of destination,

country of transit, and country of origin.

and this is a very important pull factor, you know.

because people want to be part of the change,

and be engaged in this transformation process,

be it on political level, be it on economic level,

[Narrator] We spoke with citizens in the capital of Armenia

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