During most of his presidency , between 2001 and 2007 , Armenia 's economy grew on average by 12 % annually , largely due to the construction boom . His presidency witnessed two of the bloodiest events in post-independence Armenian history : the 1999 Armenian parliament shooting and the killing of ten people during the 2008 presidential election protests . He has been held responsible for both events by the opposition , especially by Armenia 's first president Levon Ter-Petrosyan and his party
Armenian parliament shooting
Armenian parliament shooting
Robert Kocharyan