Armenian National Assembly was the governing body of the Armenian millet in the Ottoman Empire , established by the Armenian National Constitution of 1863.
7-554: The following institutions use, or have used, the name of Armenian National Council : Armenian National Assembly Armenian National Congress (1917) Armenian National Council (1917–18) , initially based in Tbilisi, which declared the independence of the First Republic of Armenia in 1918 Armenian National Council of Karabakh , also referred to as People's Government of Karabakh before
14-456: A judicial council, chaired by a patriarchal vicar, and a council for educational affairs. Other committees are appointed in the areas of finance, expenditures and taxes, social litigation, and other financial and legal matters. Armenians were required to participate in the elections of the patriarch and the community councils through their representatives, as well as to pay taxes in order to preserve and defend their rights. The National Assembly
21-528: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Armenian National Assembly Tax paying members of the Armenian Gregorian church were given suffrage to elect representatives to the National Assembly, which included 140 yerespokhan , or deputies, 20 of whom were from the clergy. Voters were to elect 140 out of a list of 220. Constantinople
28-423: The city. Provincial elections had three stages: voters voted for a provincial assembly which then voted for a list of candidates prepared by local councils. The National Assembly elected the patriarch and supervised his activities. In addition, a religious council of 12 members, administered monasteries, donations, and hospitals. It also elected a civil assembly of 20 members, which in turn appointed two councils:
35-611: The rename in September 1918 to Karabakh Council Armenian National Council of Baku Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Armenian National Council . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Armenian_National_Council&oldid=1259404159 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
42-512: Was a platform which Armenian representatives took to highlight government corruption and abuses by Kurdish tribes. In 1871 a commission of 8 members half lay and half clerical, chaired by the Archbishop of Nicomedia Nerses, researched and reported the abuses and exactions suffered by the Christian populations of Armenia, and proposed the necessary measures to put an end to the state affairs. In 1913,
49-537: Was disproportionately represented in the chamber, as 80 of the lay deputies and all the clergy were elected from the capital. Therefore, despite making up 90% of the Armenian population, those in the provinces were represented by 2/7ths of the assembly. Suffrage was granted to tax paying members of the Gregorian church. Electoral law in the capital saw voters choosing candidates prepared by an electoral council in each quarter of
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