In September 1991, a referendum for independence in Armenia ended nearly 70 years of Soviet rule. 

By December 1991, the State Committee of Defense was established by the order of the President of the Republic of Armenia, Vazgen Sargsyan became the Minister of Defense. 

The Armenian National Army was established on January 28th 1992, by decree of President of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan. 

Army Day was first observed in 2001, after the President of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, signed Army Day into law as an official holiday. 

Marking  Army Day in 2016, President Serzh Sargsyan reiterated the importance of the Armenian armed forces, saying ” It’s been a quarter of a century that we have a free and independent statehood. Throughout this time, we never doubted that our twenty-five-year long journey would be possible without the Army which we created. The Armed Forces of Armenia became the cornerstone which was laid in the foundation of our statehood.”