 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Pashure pokuparara kwoUmambo hweRussia muna 1917, vatungamiriri vechiArmenian, vechiGeorgian, uye vechiMuslim vokuTranscaucasia vakabatana kuti vagadzire Transcaucasian Federative Republic ndokuzivisa kuti Transcaucasia yaizoparadzana. Zvisinei, yakanga iri federation isina kusimba yakaparara muna Chivabvu 1918, apo mauto eTurkey aifambira mberi akananga kuEastern Armenia kuburikidza neGyumri, Aragatsotn neSardarapat. Musi waMay 21, 1918, mauto eTurkey akarwisa kuburikidza neAparan muAragatsotn achiedza kusvika kuYerevan. VaTurkey vaipikiswa nemauto eArmenia pasi pehutungamiriri hwaDro kumucheto kweAparan. Pashure pemazuva matatu okurwa zvine utsinye, vaArmenia vakatanga kurwisa musi wa25 May, uye mauto eTurkey akamanikidzwa kudzokera kuchamhembe musi wa29 May. Somugumisiro wokukunda kwakasimba pamusoro pevaTurkey muhondo dzeSardarabad, Abaran, uye Gharakilisa, vaArmenia vakazivisa rusununguko musi waMay 28, 1918. 