1988

1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday.

Events

• February 13 - Kharabakh Armenians demonstrating in favor for unification with Armenia
• February 20 - the Soviet of People's Deputies in Karabakh voted 110 to 17 to request the transfer of the region to Armenia
• February 26 - Sumgait massacre begins
• December 7 - In Armenia an earthquake 6.9 on the Richter scale killed nearly 25,000, injured 15,000 and left 400,000 persons homeless.

Births

Daron Keskinian, Anto Ohanessian, Carolyn Jakujyan, Peter Adourian, Robert Goudie