Dilgam ismailov

Baku, Nakchivan and Ganja cities imposed special situation 
and curfew and were sent tanks into the streets. On 4 December 
in the morning with an armed force last people who spent a 
night at the square drove away. Many people were arrested. 
The movement of Meydan (Square) have joined people.
The growing condition of the revolution made people to 
unite around the Azerbaijan National front (ANF). In such 

---

335 
situation in 1989 Jule the founding conference of ANF was 
held in Baku. The program of front and charter made decision. 
Abulfez Elchibay Aliyev was elected the chairman. On 23 
September 1989 under pressure of nation an extraordinary 
session of the Supreme Council on the Sovereignty of the 
Republic of Azerbaijan  was accepted Constitutional law - it 
was an important national democratic movement. There was a 
government crisis in the Republic.
On 31 December 1989 in Nakchivan ASSR along the 
Araz rivers were destroyed Soviet Iran borderinstallation. From 
Armenian side continued raids on border areas. In this 
condition (ANF) combined self-defense groups and prevent the 
attacks was created National Defence Council (NDC). On 15 
January 1990 the Supreme Council of USSR issued a decree 
about “NKAO and some other regions announced 
emergency situation”. With the support of Soviet army 
Armenian military troops the first attacked to Nakchivan. On 
19 January 1990 at the request of people made a decision 
about the Nakchivan ASSR–Supreme Soviet to leave the 
USSR. USSR on 20 January at 00:00 P.M presidium of the 
Supreme Soviet issued a decree on the introduction of a 
state of emergency in Baku. At the night of January 19 to-20 
Soviet Military attacked to Baku and committed bloody 
massacre. There were killed 131 people in Baku and other 
regions, 744 people were injured, 400 people were arrested, 4 
people were missed. There were 40 days general strike in 
protest of the bloody January.
Between 1988-1990s instead of Vazirov who fled country 
in secret replaced A.Mutallibov. On 19 may Azerbaijan SSR 
Supreme Soviet was assigned a position of president. 

---

336 
A.Mutallibov was elected this position. On 20 July 1990 H.