Robert Kocharyan
Former leader of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and Armenia
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| June 2021 | Kocharyan and the Armenia Alliance party lost the elections to Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract party, receiving 21% of votes. Kocharyan contested the election results and declined to take a seat in the National Assembly. |
| May 7 2021 | Kocharyan confirmed his intention to participate in the June 2021 snap parliamentary elections, leading the Armenia Alliance party. |
| March 2021 | The Constitutional Court of Armenia ruled that the criminal case against Kocharyan must be dropped, as the criminal code article was unconstitutional. |
| January 2021 | Kocharyan declared his intention to participate in upcoming elections. |
| 2020 | Published his memoirs, wherein he candidly discussed his challenges with standard Armenian language, acknowledging difficulties in writing and reading. |
| 2020 | Returns to active participation in Armenian politics following the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. |
| October 2020 | Kocharyan and ex-president Ter-Petrosyan requested to go to Moscow as special negotiators during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, but the visit was cancelled after Kocharyan tested positive for COVID-19. |
| June 18 2020 | Kocharyan was released on bail after his third arrest. |
| 2019 | Published an article in Sputnik-Armenia criticizing the pro-Western government and praising Russia's global political role |
| June 25 2019 | Kocharyan was arrested for the third time. |
| May 18 2019 | Kocharyan was freed on bail from pre-trial detention, with all his assets and property (except pension) frozen by the court. |
| May 13 2019 | Kocharyan's trial begins, related to the 2008 election protests. |
| 2018 | Criticized the Armenian revolution and its aftermath, expressing opposition to the new government's direction |
| December 7 2018 | Kocharyan was arrested for the second time following a ruling by the Court of Appeals. |
| August 13 2018 | Kocharyan was freed from custody following a court ruling, but remained accused of the original charges. |
| July 27 2018 | Kocharyan was arrested for the first time by Armenian authorities. |
| July 26 2018 | Special Investigative Service (SIS) of Armenia charged Kocharyan with 'overthrowing constitutional order of Armenia' during the final weeks of his presidency. |
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