BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 17. The Turkish
Overseas Ministry has shared a congratulatory put up on the event
of the Nationwide Revival Day of Azerbaijan, Development studies.
”Our Azerbaijani brothers, who defended their independence 35
years in the past, have liberated their occupied lands in the identical spirit.
The flag raised in Baku on that day is now waving throughout the
Azerbaijani sky. Congratulations to Azerbaijan on Nationwide Revival
Day!” the ministry wrote on its web page on X (Twitter).
As we speak, Azerbaijan marks Nationwide Revival Day.
Armenia started open warfare towards Azerbaijan within the early days
of 1988. Seeing Moscow’s and, particularly, the USSR’s chief,
Mikhail Gorbachev’s, indifference to those occasions, Armenians started
widespread expulsion of Azerbaijanis from their native areas in
Armenia on the orders of the Armenian authorities.
Greater than 200,000 Azerbaijanis had been deported from Armenia and
murdered by Armenians. The Armenian vandalism obtained no response
from Gorbachev or the remainder of the USSR management.
In early February 1988, Armenians carried out revolts in
Azerbaijan’s Karabakh space, even elevating the prospect of annexing
these lands to Armenia.
The individuals of Azerbaijan protested to the federal government. Slogans,
images, and banners carried by Azerbaijani civilians
demonstrated their religion to Moscow and native authorities on the
time. However, after receiving no actual response from Moscow or the
then-government, individuals from throughout the republic traveled to
Baku and assembled on Azadlig Sq. (Lenin Sq. on the time),
carried out conferences, and clearly confirmed their displeasure.
in November 17, 1988, Azerbaijani residents started an indefinite
rally in Azadlig Sq. towards the USSR’s anti-Azerbaijani coverage.
It was a real nationwide liberation motion. The Soviet troopers
dispersed the nationwide gathering in early December. These occasions
are acknowledged in Azerbaijan as the start of the nationwide
liberation motion and the first component in attaining
independence.
November 17 has been marked because the Day of Nationwide Revival since
1992.
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