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The Genocide of Azerbaijanis in 1918 - 1920.
The genocide (precisely ethnocide) of Azerbaijanis ever continued since 1914. Armenian military forces under the commandership of Andranik Ozanyan killed 150 thousand Azerbaijanis in Khoy, Salmas and Dilman provinces and 2 thousand Azerbaijanis in Kars, Sarikamish, Ardagan, Kazizman and Erzerum. These crimes were committed under the name of guerilla warfare against the Ottoman Turkey during the First World War.
After the fall of tsar regime in Russia demobilized and deserted Armenian soldiers from Russian army became the source of the constant danger for Azerbaijani population of the entire Caucasus.
From March 1918 the increasing international tension between Azerbaijanis and Armenians grew into a well - known Baku massacre of March 29th till the 1st of April.
According to different calculations, 12 thousand or 15 - 20 thousand Azerbaijanis were killed; the whole population of the quarters called Mamedali and Zibilli Dere was completely destroyed.
On 14th March 1918 the detachment of dashnak called Amirov destroyed villages Agdere, Novhkanli, Garkhunlu and other settlements during his advance to Shemakha. On 30th March Shemakha was exposed to artillery fire from the Medrese village. From the 3rd till 16th of April the Moslem population of the city suffered great losses. Friday - Mosque (ancient historical monument) was burned down. Actually in Shemakha district 58 villages were destroyed and plundered; 7 - 10 thousand people were killed, among them 1653 women and 955 children.
On 14th April 1918 the Moslem population of Lenkoran had suffered great losses; equestrian detachments of S.Lalayev ruined Azerbaijanis and Tallish villages in the territory between Gizil - Aghach to Lenkoran.
In Guba the detachment of dashnak called Amazasp killed 2 thousand people and burned down 105 houses. Amazasp ruined 122 Azerbaijanis and Lezgin villages in Guba district. Dashnaks plundered Russian golden rubles estimated at 40 millions and private possessions estimated at more than 100 million rubles.
In March and April 1918 in Baku, Shemakha, Guba, Lenkoran, on Mughan and on the whole territory where lived Azerbaijanis were killed more than 50 thousand people including women and children. As a result of this catastrophy the army of numerous refugees appeared. The whole life providing system of the Moslem population was seriously damaged.
During the years 1918 and 1920 detachments of generals Andranik and Dro committed cruel bloodsheds to the Moslem population in Zangezur and Karabakh. 150 villages in Karabakh and 115 inhabited points in Zangezur were destroyed during these years. The same was the fate of inhabited settlements of Irevan district and Karabakh region.
Armenia had a nationalistic plan, which was called "Armenia without Turks". According to this plan the number of Azerbaijani population in Irevan district was consequently reduced from 375 thousand people in 1916 to 70 thousand in 1920.
Three thousand of Azerbaijani nomadic families were absolutely destroyed near Gumri on 29th of April 1918. 600 inhabitants of the Shishtepe and Duzkend were killed near Kars on 1st of May 1918. From the 25th of April and during the following 10 days in the inhabited parts of Kars called Subatan, Ilanli, Garagash, Derejik, Tekneli and other villages the whole population was subjected to the bloody slaughters. They were surrounded and shot dead and if the people tried to run away from the death zone they were shot or killed by bayonet.
In 1918 - 1920 Armenian armed forces killed all the men in 60 villages of Igdir and Echmiadzin districts, in Goycha district 60 thousand people were killed and 22 villages ruined, in New Bayazid 15 thousand people were killed and 84 villages ruined, in Irevan district all the Moslem villages were destroyed, in Surmalin district 98 villages were ruined, in Zangezur district 115 villages and inhabited points were ruined and 10 thousand people including women and children were cruelly killed.
On 15th of 1918 the Azerbaijanis National Government created a Special Commission of Inquiry according to the facts of the crimes of Armenian nationalists. During 1,5 years this Commission, headed by the minister of Justice of Azerbaijani Democratic Republic Khalil bey Khasmamedov, collected materials and evidences about ethnic crimes of Armenians towards Azerbaijanis and Turkish population of the whole Caucasus. In 1918 the 31st of March was officially declared the day of remembrance. This day was also considered as the day of mourning in 1919 and in 1920. But this position of the government resulted by the death of her representatives: the first head of the authority F. Khoyski, the vice - chairman of the Parliament G. Aghayev and the first minister of the internal affairs B. Javanshir. Armenian nationalists killed all of them in Tiflis and Istanbul. The chairman of the Special Commission of Inquiry Kh. Khasmamedov was also seriously wounded in Tiflis.
After the fall of tsar regime in Russia demobilized and deserted Armenian soldiers from Russian army became the source of the constant danger for Azerbaijani population of the entire Caucasus.
From March 1918 the increasing international tension between Azerbaijanis and Armenians grew into a well - known Baku massacre of March 29th till the 1st of April.
According to different calculations, 12 thousand or 15 - 20 thousand Azerbaijanis were killed; the whole population of the quarters called Mamedali and Zibilli Dere was completely destroyed.
On 14th March 1918 the detachment of dashnak called Amirov destroyed villages Agdere, Novhkanli, Garkhunlu and other settlements during his advance to Shemakha. On 30th March Shemakha was exposed to artillery fire from the Medrese village. From the 3rd till 16th of April the Moslem population of the city suffered great losses. Friday - Mosque (ancient historical monument) was burned down. Actually in Shemakha district 58 villages were destroyed and plundered; 7 - 10 thousand people were killed, among them 1653 women and 955 children.
On 14th April 1918 the Moslem population of Lenkoran had suffered great losses; equestrian detachments of S.Lalayev ruined Azerbaijanis and Tallish villages in the territory between Gizil - Aghach to Lenkoran.
In Guba the detachment of dashnak called Amazasp killed 2 thousand people and burned down 105 houses. Amazasp ruined 122 Azerbaijanis and Lezgin villages in Guba district. Dashnaks plundered Russian golden rubles estimated at 40 millions and private possessions estimated at more than 100 million rubles.
In March and April 1918 in Baku, Shemakha, Guba, Lenkoran, on Mughan and on the whole territory where lived Azerbaijanis were killed more than 50 thousand people including women and children. As a result of this catastrophy the army of numerous refugees appeared. The whole life providing system of the Moslem population was seriously damaged.
During the years 1918 and 1920 detachments of generals Andranik and Dro committed cruel bloodsheds to the Moslem population in Zangezur and Karabakh. 150 villages in Karabakh and 115 inhabited points in Zangezur were destroyed during these years. The same was the fate of inhabited settlements of Irevan district and Karabakh region.
Armenia had a nationalistic plan, which was called "Armenia without Turks". According to this plan the number of Azerbaijani population in Irevan district was consequently reduced from 375 thousand people in 1916 to 70 thousand in 1920.
Three thousand of Azerbaijani nomadic families were absolutely destroyed near Gumri on 29th of April 1918. 600 inhabitants of the Shishtepe and Duzkend were killed near Kars on 1st of May 1918. From the 25th of April and during the following 10 days in the inhabited parts of Kars called Subatan, Ilanli, Garagash, Derejik, Tekneli and other villages the whole population was subjected to the bloody slaughters. They were surrounded and shot dead and if the people tried to run away from the death zone they were shot or killed by bayonet.
In 1918 - 1920 Armenian armed forces killed all the men in 60 villages of Igdir and Echmiadzin districts, in Goycha district 60 thousand people were killed and 22 villages ruined, in New Bayazid 15 thousand people were killed and 84 villages ruined, in Irevan district all the Moslem villages were destroyed, in Surmalin district 98 villages were ruined, in Zangezur district 115 villages and inhabited points were ruined and 10 thousand people including women and children were cruelly killed.
On 15th of 1918 the Azerbaijanis National Government created a Special Commission of Inquiry according to the facts of the crimes of Armenian nationalists. During 1,5 years this Commission, headed by the minister of Justice of Azerbaijani Democratic Republic Khalil bey Khasmamedov, collected materials and evidences about ethnic crimes of Armenians towards Azerbaijanis and Turkish population of the whole Caucasus. In 1918 the 31st of March was officially declared the day of remembrance. This day was also considered as the day of mourning in 1919 and in 1920. But this position of the government resulted by the death of her representatives: the first head of the authority F. Khoyski, the vice - chairman of the Parliament G. Aghayev and the first minister of the internal affairs B. Javanshir. Armenian nationalists killed all of them in Tiflis and Istanbul. The chairman of the Special Commission of Inquiry Kh. Khasmamedov was also seriously wounded in Tiflis.