<P> In the early 20th century Armenians suffered in the genocide inflicted on them by the Ottoman government of Turkey , in which 1.5 million Armenians were killed and many more dispersed throughout the world via Syria and Lebanon . Armenia , from then on corresponding to much of Eastern Armenia , regained independence in 1918 , with the establishment of the First Republic of Armenia , and in 1991 , the Republic of Armenia . </P>
<P> In the early 20th century Armenians suffered in the genocide inflicted on them by the Ottoman government of Turkey , in which 1.5 million Armenians were killed and many more dispersed throughout the world via Syria and Lebanon . Armenia , from then on corresponding to much of Eastern Armenia , regained independence in 1918 , with the establishment of the First Republic of Armenia , and in 1991 , the Republic of Armenia . </P>
when did armenia gain independence from the ottoman empire
when did armenia gain independence from the ottoman empire
1918
1918