May Uprising

The May Uprising was a failed Bolshevik coup d'etat in Armenia. A similar coup d'etat occurred in Georgia a few days previous.

Prelude
On May 1st in both Armenia and Georgia many Bolsheviks protested their respective governments. On May 10th Gyumri was captured by rebels and they declared Armenia was a revkom. They soon captured Kars and Sarikamis, but on May 13th Armenian separatists recaptured Gyumri and the revolt soon collapsed.