Procession To Alley Of Martyrs Held In Azerbaijan's Aghdam
Date
1/21/2023 7:10:35 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews) On the 33rd anniversary of the January 20 tragedy, Azerbaijan's
Aghdam residents marched to the Alley of Martyrs, Azernews
reports.
The march was attended by Emin Huseynov, Special Representative
of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the liberated
territories of the Karabakh Economic Region (except Shusha
district), employees of the representative office, the executive
director of the public legal entity 'Restoration, Construction, and
Management in the Karabakh Economic Region,' employees of this
structure, military personnel, martyr families, representatives of
law enforcement agencies, and representatives of civil society.
Participants in the procession, which began at the headquarters
of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan's special
representative office, visited the Alley of Martyrs, where prayers
were offered for the repose of martyrs' souls and flowers were laid
at their graves. In memory of the martyrs, a minute's silence was
observed.
Emin Huseynov delivered a speech at the event's conclusion.
On January 20, 1990, 40,000 strong Soviet troops entered the
Azerbaijani capital Baku from several directions, invading the city
in a desperate, brutal, and yet futile attempt to strangle the
growing independence movement and to prevent the fall of the Soviet
communist regime in Azerbaijan and punish ordinary people who had
rallied on the streets to voice their legitimate protest against
the violation of their homeland's territorial integrity.
Some 137 people were killed, 611 were wounded, 841 were
illegally arrested, and five went missing as a result of the
intrusion of troops into Baku and other regions of the country.
January 20, 1990, is marked in the modern history of Azerbaijan
as one of the most tragic days of the country, and at the same time
as a heroic page.
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