The Armenian SSR [1] or Soviet Socialist Republic of Armenia, came into being on 29 November 1920. On 1 December 1920, the Prime Minister Simon Vratsian handed over control of the country to the Communist Party of Armenia. The name was later changed to the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic.
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The modern Republic of Armenia became independent in 1991 during the dissolution of the Soviet Union.