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The Armenian Revolutionary Federation ('''ARF''') (Armenian: '''Hay Heghapokhakan Dashnaktsutiun''' '''Dashnaktsutiun''', '''Dashnak''', or '''Tashnak''') is an Armenian Political Party founded in Tiflis ( Tbilisi in modern day Georgia ) in 1890 by Christapor Mikaelian , Stepan Zorian , and Simon Zavarian . The party operates among Armenian communities internationally, especially in Armenia and Lebanon , and in the ethnic Armenian-dominated Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh , which declared its independence from Azerbaijan in the 1990s and became controlled by Armenian Forces . The ARF advocates Socialism and is a member of the Socialist International , although the implemenation of Socialist policies have not been consistent.The ARF is the largest political party amongst Armenians in the Diaspora. ORIGINS
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