 The tragic events of 1 March 2008 are simply referred to as "Marti mek" ( "March First") in Armenia.Levon Ter-Petrosyan was the President of Armenia from 16 October 1991 to 3 February 1998.Ter-Petrosyan was forced to step down in February 1998 for a number of reasons, including allegations of election fraud and generally having lost support in the parliament.