In September 1992 Vazgen Manukyan was appointed the Minister of State, thereafter the Defense Minister of the Republic of Armenia, at the same time managing the industrial complex of the Republic of Armenia.During that period the regular army of the Republic of Armenia was finally formed, after many defeatsthe period of brilliant victories of the Karabakh army began, and hostilities were replaced by political negotiations.
On May 28, 1993, the formation of the Armenian regular army, of which the Karabakh army was an integral part, was almost completed. Kalbajar was captured, Martakert was taken back, the backbone of the Azerbaijani army was broken, and the series of victories continued.A wave of great national enthusiasm arose, and the first military parade took place, which was hosted by the then Defense Minister Vazgen Manukyan.
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August 27, 1993
