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24 February 2013
Raffi Hovannisian takes Liberty Square: `Nobody can rob the people of
its victory’
Yerevan–Tens of thousands of citizens defied police orders and
gathered at Liberty Square today to rededicate themselves to the
ongoing struggle for freedom and justice in their homeland.
Addressing the crowd, president-elect Raffi Hovannisian vowed to carry
out the will of the people and to mark its victory in all regions of
the Republic of Armenia. He will continue the victory tour until
February 28, the date of the next approved rally at Liberty Square.
The crowd was electric, the chants were fierce, and the citizens
looked very much as they did during the Arstakh movement of 1988. `A
new flood is rising in the Valley of Ararat–a pure, benevolent, but
powerful flood in which the fear, fraud, and hatred of all Armenians
will drown,’ he declared. `The flood, however, will pass–leaving in
its trail a fertile land upon which we will together build a new
Armenia.’
In the end Raffi Hovannisian announced that he and his family would
walk to Yerablur to pay tribute to all soldiers of all times who gave
their life for the good of the nation. Thousands of citizens followed
him to the cemetery on the hill, where Hovannisian laid flowers at the
graves of heroes and led the Armenians in a singing of the national
anthem.
Tomorrow Raffi Hovannisian will hold a press conference at the Noyan
Tapan Press Club, one hour after the Central Election Commission
announces its final version of the election results.
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