Showing posts with label civic rights movements. Show all posts
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8.11.12

Winds of Change

Zareh Ouzounian
 
Many thought this could never happen.
Yet we all WANTED this to happen.
The winds of change are finally blowing in Armenia.
The pre-independence years and the initial following years saw an Armenian people energized by statehood, excited by independence, and full of hope for a better future. And a lot was achieved, including winning a war against all odds. Anyone who had the opportunity of visiting Armenia in those early days of independence will remember that despite very dire economic conditions, there was “something” in the air, there was energy, hope, and excitement.