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Elected as provisional chairman (21 Jun 1918) in the absence of the Chairman of the Armenian National Council, Awetis Aṙakʻeli Aharonyan (Աւետիս Առաքելի Ահարոնյան), who had departed on a diplomatic mission. After chairing the sessions of the Council in Tiflis, Sahakyan arrived to Yerevan on 19 Jul 1918 where he resumed the presidency on 20 Jul 1918. |
