Background of Hostilities The conflict dates back to February 1988, while both republics were part of the Soviet Union, when Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous oblast (NK) and in Armenia started mass rallies for the incorporation of this part of Azerbaijan into Armenia,[i] appealing to central authorities in Moscow to meet …
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Chronicle of Khojaly Tragedy
Khojaly was under blockade since October, 1991. On October, 30 the ground traffic was cut off and helicopter was the only way of transportation. The last civilian helicopter arrived in Khojaly on January, 28 and after civilian helicopter was brought down over Shusha city, as a result of which 40 …
Read More »Khojaly Genocide
Over the night from February 25 to 26, 1992 Armenian armed forces implemented the capture of the Khojaly city with support of hard equipment and the personnel of the infantry guards regiment #366 of former Soviet Union. The massed firing with using artillery weapon, hard military equipment, which was began …
Read More »Damage caused to agriculture of Nagorny Karabakh
The occupied areas of Nagorny Karabakh represented a large agricultural region within Azerbaijan. Suitable intermountain and foothill plains, plateaus and the occupied parts of the Minor Caucasus create the favorable conditions for development of plant-growing and cattle-breading fields. Grain-growing, fodder production, vine-growing, tobacco-growing, potato-growing, cotton-growing, dairy farming and meat farming, …
Read More »Occupied territories of Azerbaijan
Nagorny-Karabakh region Territory – 4 388 sq. km Population (1989) – 189 085 Armenians – 145 450 (76,9 %) Azerbaijanis – 40 688 (21,5 %) Russians – 1922 (1 %) Others – 1025 (0,6 %)
Read More »Beginning of Armenian-Azerbaijan, Nagorny Karabakh conflict
Following the events of February 1988, separatist groups of the Autonomous Nagorny Karabakh Province and Armenian militants launched hostilities for invasion of the Nagorny Karabakh. They were soon joined by the USSR troops stationed in Armenia and Nagorny Karabakh. Thus, the events similar to those after the Tsarist regime break-up …
Read More »Azerbaijan in the Second World War
Beginning of the war. Azerbaijan in the annexationist plans of the struggled parties. Mobilization of forces of the people for reflection of aggression of an enemy. The international situation in 30 years has become much more complicated. The opportunities of continuation of struggle with peace ways behind world domination, behind …
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