 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pakupera kwaMay 1918, vaArmenia vakakwanisa kukunda uto reTurkey muhondo dzeSardarabad, Abaran naKarakilisa. Nokudaro, pana 28 May 1918, mutungamiri weDashnak Aram Manukian akazivisa rusununguko rweArmenia. Gare gare, Yerevan yakava guta guru uye nzvimbo yeRepublic of Armenia yakanga ichangobva kuumbwa, kunyange zvazvo nhengo dzeArmenian National Council dzakanga dzisati dzagara muTiflis kusvikira dzasvika kuYerevan kuumba hurumende muzhizha regore rimwe chetero. Armenia yakava republic yeparamende ine zvikamu zvina zvokutonga. Guta guru reYerevan raiva chikamu cheRuwa rweAraratian. Panguva iyoyo, Yerevan yakagamuchira vapoteri vanopfuura 75 000 vaibva kuWestern Armenia, avo vakanga vatiza kuurayiwa kwakaitwa vanhu vakawanda nevaOttoman Turks panguva yokuurayiwa kwevanhu vechiArmenian. 