Dilgam ismailov

1988 January the first refugees Azerbaijanis have sought 
refuge in the districts of Gapan and Mehri. On 19 February 
1988 in Erevan was held as nationalist slogans demonstrations 
as “Armenian should be cleaned from Turks”. In Armenia must 
live Armenians. Inspired by the Armenians of Nagorno-
Karabakh began in rallies and demonstrations. In Khankendi 
(Stepanakert) on 24 February 1988 Armenians were killed 2 
youth in Askaran region and wounded 19 people. To drive 
away Azerbaijanis from Armenian once and for all they did a 
Sumgait provocation.
On 28 February in Sumgayit committed the first criminal 
act and showing himself like Azerbaijani nickname “pasha” 
E.Grigoryan. He personally killed 5 Armenians. As a result 
tragedy 32 people (6 azerbaijanians) were killed. Armenians 

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achieved what they wanted. They were able to create a negative 
public opinion against Azerbaijanis. After Sumgait provocation 
expanded bloody anti Turkish movement. Armenian fascist 
Gugark region of Armenia 14 people tied to a tree and burned. 
At the Leninankan orphanage 70 Azerbaijani children in Spitak 
filled alive into the pipe and on the top of the done welding. 
On 11 December 1988 from Azerbaijan 78 people who come 
to help to the earthquake zone of Armenia was shooting İL-78 
plane by Armenians.
On 8 August 1991 in Armenia SSR the last Azerbaijan 
village of Nuvadi (Mehri) region support of Russian soldiers 
were evacuated. Thus, the final ended in mass expulsions of 
Azerbaijanis from Armenia. 230 thousand Azerbaijanis were 
expelled from Armenia. June in 1988 Armenia SSR the 
Supreme Soviet NKAO (Nagorno Karabakh Autonomy Oblast) 
deputies Soviet’s have agreed to merge with Armenia.