One of the Armenian diaspora 's smaller communities , Armenians in Uruguay are concentrated mostly in the capital city , Montevideo . Many of them are third - or even fourth-generation descendants of the first wave of immigrants coming from the Ottoman Empire between the end of the 19th century and the Armenian Genocide . The Armenian General Benevolent Union ( AGBU ) established a chapter in Uruguay in 1939 and inaugurated a community center complex in 1953 . Recognition of the Armenian Genocide by various world parliaments was spearheaded by Uruguay 's Parliament , when in 1965 it became the first country in the world to recognize the Genocide . The Parliament has subsequently consistently supported various resolutions in favor of the Armenians
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Uruguayans