Treaty of Alexandropol
Turkish history
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formation of Turkish state
- In Kemal Atatürk: The nationalist movement and the war for independence
By the Treaty of Alexandropol (December 3, 1920) and the Treaty of Moscow (March 16, 1921), the nationalists regained the eastern provinces, as well as the cities of Kars and Ardahan, and the Soviet Union became the first nation to recognize the nationalist government in Ankara. Turkey’s eastern borders…
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history of Armenia
- In Armenia: The republic of Armenia
By the Treaty of Alexandropol on December 2, 1920, Armenia renounced all pre-1914 Turkish territories and Kars and Ardahan, recognized that there were no Armenian minorities in Turkey, and accepted that the region of Nakhichevan should form an autonomous Turkish state.
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