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The predecessor of the Armenian Democratic Liberal Party established in 1885.Not to be confused with the Armenakan-Democratic Liberal Party established in 2009The Armenakan Party (in Armenian Արմենական Կուսակցութիւն) was established in Van in 1885 by Mekertich Portukalian as an underground organization against the ruling system. It was classified as a party based on the fact that it developed a platform a central body and an official publication.