ocr: Armenia lost its autonomy in the 14th century. In 1639, Turkey took the west and Persia the east; Persia ceded its part to Russia in 1828. 1877-1878 Massacre of. Armenians during Russo- Iurkash War. 1915 Ottomans force 1.75 million Iurlash Armenians into desert exile; most die. 1917-1918 Russian Armenia's brief anti-Bolshevil alliance with Georgia and Azerbaijan. 1920 Independence. Iurkash attackc; Bolsheviks counterinvade. - 1922 Becomes a Soviet republic. - - 1988 Earthquake lalls 25,000. 1990 Declares Nagomo Karabakh (in Azerbaijan) part of. Armenia. 1991 Independence from USSR.
