The League of Armenian Social Democrats was founded in
Tiflis in 1902 by
Stepan Shahumyan, Melik Melikian, Ashot Khoumerian, Assadour Kakhoyan, Bogdan Knunyants, and Arshak Zubarian. In October 1902, it published its manifesto, which adhered to
proletarian internationalism. but criticized its federalist demands. In March 1903, HSDM merged into the Caucasus Organization of the
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party. ==See also==