Азербайджанцы помянули жертв Черного января

Сегодня народ Азербайджана вспоминает жертв "Черного января", когда 19 и 20 января 1990 года в Баку советскими войсками были убиты более ста мирных жителей.

Президент Ильхам Алиев вместе с женой Мехрибан Алиевой возложили венок к Вечному огню в Баку. В мемориальной церемонии также приняли участие другие высшие должностные лица, религиозные деятели и иностранные послы.

В этот день азербайджанцы традиционно возлагают цветы на Аллее "Мучеников" в Баку, где и были убиты многие из них.

События 26-й летней давности положили конец советской власти в Азербайджане, и дискредитировали правление Москвы после убийств.

Возвращаясь к зиме 1990 года, в Баку проводились спровоцированный Азербайджанским Народным фронтом народные протесты, которые призывали к восстановлению государственности Азербайджана.

В ответ 19 января после последовавшей напряженности в Нагорном Карабахе, где армяне пытались выйти из остава Азербайджанской ССР, президент СССР Михаил Горбачев объявил чрезвычайное положение.

Поздно ночью 26,000 советских солдат вошли в Баку, разбив баррикады, с целью разгона протестов.

Во время этих столкновений были убиты десятки мирных азербайджанцев, так же жертвы были и со стороны советских солдат. Вокруг числа жертв до сих пор идут споры.

Сцена стреляющих советских войск по своим собственным гражданам ускорило окончательный распад Союза, который произошел вскоре после января 1990 года.

В 1995 году Горбачев признался в том, что "Провозглашение чрезвычайного положения в Баку и отправка армии в город была самой большой ошибкой в ​​моей политической жизни."

Новости касательно этих событий активно скрывали в то время, только "Радио Свободы", и отличительный голос Мирзы Хазара, сообщало азербайджанцам о ходе тех событий.

Из-за массового информационного вакуума, реакция со стороны международного сообщества была небольшой в то время, что лишний раз дает повод азербайджанцам почтить память погибших много лет спустя.

источник: commonspace.eu

Фото: Жертвы Черного января на Аллее мучеников, Баку

 

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