ARF of Eastern US establishes Aram Manoukian Institute for Strategic Planning

The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) is an Armenian political party founded in 1890 by Christapor Mikaelian, Stepan Zorian and Simon Zavarian. Today, the party operates in Armenia and all countries with an Armenian Diaspora. The ARF has served the Armenian nation during its worst hours and has given birth to numerous national heroes and organizations that have and continue to tend to the advocacy, educational, social and youth needs of the Armenian Diaspora following the Armenian Genocide.  The ARF Eastern Region Central Committee’s headquarters is the Hairenik Building in Watertown, MA. The ARF Eastern Region’s media (Hairenik Association) is also housed in this building, as are various other important Armenian community organizations.