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ARMENIAN MPS COMMEMORATE VICTIMS OF SUMGAYIT POGROMS
AEMENPRESS
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
YERVAN
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 28, ARMENPRESS: The National Assembly of Armenia
started its sitting today with a minute of silence to commemorate the
victims of the Sumgayit pogroms. Chairman of the National Assembly
Samvel Nikoyan said the tragic days of Sumgayit pogroms have been
sealed in the memories of all Armenians.
The Sumgait pogrom was a pogrom that targeted the Armenian population
of the Azerbaijani town of Sumgayit during February 1988. On February
27, 1988, mobs made up largely of ethnic Azeris formed into groups
that went on to attack and kill Armenians both on the streets and in
their apartments; widespread looting and a general lack of concern
from police officers allowed the situation to worsen. The violence
in Sumgait was unprecedented. On February 29, a small contingent of
soviet troops entered the city and unsuccessfully attempted to quell
the rioting.
The massacres were nothing but a response to the peaceful
demonstrations of the Nagorno Karabakh people demanding their
constitutional right to self-determination.
AEMENPRESS
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
YERVAN
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 28, ARMENPRESS: The National Assembly of Armenia
started its sitting today with a minute of silence to commemorate the
victims of the Sumgayit pogroms. Chairman of the National Assembly
Samvel Nikoyan said the tragic days of Sumgayit pogroms have been
sealed in the memories of all Armenians.
The Sumgait pogrom was a pogrom that targeted the Armenian population
of the Azerbaijani town of Sumgayit during February 1988. On February
27, 1988, mobs made up largely of ethnic Azeris formed into groups
that went on to attack and kill Armenians both on the streets and in
their apartments; widespread looting and a general lack of concern
from police officers allowed the situation to worsen. The violence
in Sumgait was unprecedented. On February 29, a small contingent of
soviet troops entered the city and unsuccessfully attempted to quell
the rioting.
The massacres were nothing but a response to the peaceful
demonstrations of the Nagorno Karabakh people demanding their
constitutional right to self-determination.