Until 2018, individuals not born in Armenia held high office in the country.
Modern.az recalls that for many years, the country was led by individuals born in foreign countries, who pursued aggressive policies and tried to conduct politics under foreign patronage.
First President of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan
Place of birth: Aleppo, Syria (born on January 9, 1945)
Second President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan
Place of birth: Khankendi, Azerbaijan (born on August 31, 1954)
Third President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan
Place of birth: Khankendi, Azerbaijan (born on June 30, 1954)
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan
Place of birth: Ijevan, Armenia (born on June 1, 1975)
Nikol Pashinyan became the first leader of modern Armenia to be born in that country.
