Cristóbal Mendoza of the Republic of Venezuela. In 1813 Mendoza fled a royalist invasion and moved to Grenada, and soon after he joined Simon Bolivar's effort to liberate South America from Spanish rule. Bolivar appointed Mendoza the governor of Mérida in May 1813, and Mendoza was appointed governor of Caracas several months later. Fleeing Venezuela again in 1814 when José Tomás Boves conquered Caracas, Mendoza moved to Trinidad, where from 1819 and 1820 he was an active political writer for the "Correo del Orinoco". In 1826, Francisco de Paula Santander appointed Mendoza as Mayor of the Department of Venezuela in the empire
Programs of political parties in Armenia Programs of political parties in Armenia This article lists political parties of National Assembly of Armenia and represents their programs. Armenia became independent state in 1991. Since then many political parties were formed in it, who mainly work with each other to form coalition governments. Currently the country has a multi-party system. Republican Party of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետական Կուսակցություն: "Hayastani Hanrapetakan Kusakcutyun")is the ruling party in Armenia. It has the majority of places in National Assembly of the state, 69 out of 131. Its current leader, who is also the president of Armenia is Serj Sargsyan and it was