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  '''Foundation''': "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/1890" class="copylinks">1890
  '''Founders''': "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Christapor_Mikaelian" class="copylinks">Christapor Mikaelian , Stepan Zorian , Simon Zavarian
  '''Head''': "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Hrant_Markarian" class="copylinks">Hrant Markarian
  '''Ideology''': "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Socialism" class="copylinks">Socialism ,1 Nationalism ,2 United Armenia
  '''International Alignment''': "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Socialist_International" class="copylinks">Socialist International
  '''Website''': "http://wwwarfdam/eng/indexphpc=14" class="copylinks" target="_blank">Party's Official Web Site


  In 1905-1906, The "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Armenian-Tatar_massacres" class="copylinks">Armenian-Tatar Massacres broke out during which the ARF became involved in armed activities The massacres were incited by the Russian government in order to reinforce its own authority during the revolutionary turmoil of 1905{{cite web url= http://wwwmarxistsorg/history/etol/writers/souvar/works/stalin/ch03htm title=
  Prior To The "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Lebanese_Civil_War" class="copylinks">Lebanese Civil War of 1975-1990, the party was closely allied to the Phalangist Party of Pierre Gemayel , and generally ran joint tickets with the Phalangists, especially in Beirut constituencies with large Armenian populations59 The refusal of the ARF, along with most Armenian groups, to play an active role in the civil war, however, soured relations between the two parties, and the Lebanese Forces (a militia dominated by Phalangists and commanded by Bachir Gemayel , Pierre Gemayel's son) responded by attacking the Armenian quarters of many Lebanese towns, including Bourj Hammoud60 Many Armenians affiliated with the ARF took up arms voluntarily to defend their quarters In the midst of the Lebanese civil war, a shadowy guerrilla organization called Justice Commandos Against Armenian Genocide emerged and carried out a string of assassinations from 1975 to 1983 The guerrilla organization has sometimes been linked to the Dashnaks{{cite book last = Verluise title = Armenia in Crisis: The 1988 Earthquake publisher = Wayne State University