The First Republic of Armenia was the first independent Armenian state since the Cilician Kingdom of Armenia, proclaimed on 28 May 1918 in the territory of present Armenia. The republic lasted until 2 December 1920 when it was partitioned by the Russian SFSR and the Turkish Nationalist forces. In the two and a half years of its existence, the republic was composed of 9 mostly Dashnak-dominated cabinets.
First Cabinet (30 June – 4 November 1918)
After weeks of negotiations, the Armenian National Council sent Hovhannes Kachaznuni to Yerevan to form the first Armenian cabinet on an "individual basis": PortfolioHolderPartyPremier (Minister-President)Hovhannes KachaznuniDashnakForeign AffairsAlexander KhatisianInternal AffairsAram ManukianFinancial AffairsKhachatur KarchikyanMilitary AffairsHovhannes HakhverdyanNon-partisan
Second Cabinet (4 November 1918 – Spring 1919)
Populist Kristapor Vermishian replaced Levon Ghulian as Minister of Provisions on 1 March 1919. In March, 1919, Colonel Christophor Araratov was promoted to a major general, becoming the Minister of Military Affairs: PortfolioHolderPartyPremier (Minister-President)Hovhannes KachaznuniDashnakForeign AffairsSirakan TigranyanInternal AffairsAram ManukianWelfare (Public Assistance)Khachatur KarchikyanMilitary AffairsHovhannes HakhverdianNon-partisanFinancial AffairsArtashes EnfiadjianPopulistJudicial AffairsSamson HarutiunianEnlightenment (Public Instruction)Mikayel AtabekianProvisionsLevon Ghulyan
Third Cabinet (Spring 1919 – 28 May 1919)
The third cabinet was as follows: PortfolioHolderPartyPremier (Minister-President)Hovhannes KachaznuniDashnakForeign AffairsSirakan TigranyanInternal AffairsAlexander KhatisianWelfare (Public Assistance)Sahak TorosyanJusticeSamson HarutiunianPopulistFinanceArtashes EnfiadjianEnlightenmentGevorg Melik-KarageozianProvisionsKristapor VermishianMilitary AffairsChristophor AraratovNon-partisan
Fourth Cabinet (28 May – 10 August 1919)
Khatisian formed an interim cabinet before the coming election after the Populists boycotted the Dashnaks; Harutiun Chmshkian left the Populists to remain in the cabinet: PortfolioHolderPartyPremier-President (Abroad)Hovhannes KachaznuniDashnakActing PremierAlexander KhatisianForeign AffairsInternal AffairsSargis ManasianWelfareSahak TorosianPublic InstructionSirakan TigranianJusticeHarutiun ChmshkianNon-partisanMilitary AffairsGeneral Christophor Araratov
Fifth Cabinet (10 August 1919 – Spring 1920)
The 1919 Armenian parliamentary election gave the Dashnaks a "sweeping majority in the legislature": PortfolioHolderPartyMinister-PresidentAlexander KhatisianDashnakForeign AffairsInternal AffairsAbraham GyulkhandanyanJudicial AffairsFinanceSargis AraratyanProvisionsWelfare and LaborAvetik SahakyanAgricultural AdministrationPublic Enlightenment and CultureNikol AghbalianMilitary AffairsChristophor AraratovNon-partisan
Sixth Cabinet (February – 5 April 1920)
Most ministries were reorganised in preparation for a campaign of national reconstruction: PortfolioHolderPartyMinister-PresidentAlexander KhatisianDashnakForeign AffairsInternal AffairsAbraham GyulkhandanyanJudicial AffairsArtashes ChilingarianCommunicationsArshak JamalyanFinanceSargis AraratyanWelfare and ReconstructionArtashes BabalianRural Economy and State PropertiesSimon VratsianLaborState ControllerGrigor DjaghetianMilitary AffairsMajor General Christophor AraratovNon-partisan
Seventh Cabinet (5 April – 5 May 1920)
For the first time since the first cabinet, Dashnaks held all the posts: PortfolioHolderPartyMinister-PresidentAlexander KhatisianDashnakForeign AffairsHamo OhanjanyanInternal AffairsAbraham GyulkhandanyanFinanceSargis AraratyanJusticeArtashes ChilingarianCommuniationsArshak JamalyanWelfare and ReconstructionArtashes BabalianLabourSimon VratsianAgriculture and State PropertiesPublic Education and CultureNikol AghbalianMilitary AffairsRuben Ter-Minasian Eighth Cabinet (5 May – 25 November 1920)
Following the chaos of the May Uprising, Alexander Khatisian resigned from the cabinet, leading to a formation of a new government under Hamo Ohandjanian: PortfolioHolderPartyMinister-PresidentHamo OhanjanyanDashnakForeign AffairsInternal AffairsRuben Ter-MinasianMilitary AffairsFinanceAbraham GyulkhandanyanJusticeWelfare and ReconstructionSargis AraratyanLaborSimon VratsianAgriculture and State PropertiesCommunicationsArshak JamalyanPublic Enlightenment and CultureGevorg Ghazarian
Ninth Cabinet (25 November – 2 December 1920)
As the Turkish-Armenian War progressed unfavourably for the Republic of Armenia, the government of Hamo Ohandjanian resigned, leading to Simon Vratsian forming the last cabinet of Armenia before its partition: PortfolioHolderPartyMinister-PresidentSimon VratsianDashnakForeign AffairsInterim Internal AffairsMilitary AffairsDrastamat KanayanFinanceHambardzum TerterianInterim WelfareAgriculture and State PropertiesArshak HovhannisyanJudicial AffairsArsham KhondkarianSocial RevolutionaryInterim Commercial AffairsPublic Enlightenment and CultureVahan Minakhorian
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