Azerbaijan marks National Revival Day today.
On the first days of 1988 Armenia started its evident attack against Azerbaijan.
Based on the indifferent attitude of Moscow and particularly of
M.Gorbachov's, the head of the USSR, Armenians started planned mass
deportation of Azerbaijanis from their native lands in Armenia under
the directions of Armenian government. Above 200 000 Azerbaijanis
deported from their homes, killed and burned by the Armenians. There
was no reaction to the Armenian vandalism by M. Gorbachov and his
surrounding. At early February 1988 Armenians carried out revolts in
the region Nagorny Karabakh of Azerbaijan and even raise a question to
join those lands to Armenia.
People of Azerbaijan expressed its protest to the government. Slogans,
portraits and flags carried by the Azerbaijani citizens proved their
belief to Moscow and local authorities at that time.
But getting no serious answer from Moscow and the that-time government,
people from every corner of the republic moved to Baku and gathered on
Azadlig square (named Lenin Square at that time), they held meetings
and evidently express their protest.
On the 17th of November, 1988 the society of Azerbaijan started meeting
at Azadlig square in the protest of anti-Azerbaijan policy of the
Soviet state. People gathered in a single power and started movement
for freedom. Soviet army destroyed national meeting at the beginning of
December.
The abovementioned events are evaluated as the national movement in
Azerbaijan and considered to be important facts in achievement of
independence.
/Trend/