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The '''March Days''' or '''March events''' refers to a period during the ] from March to early April ] when ethnic ] were massacred by ] and ] forces in the city of ] (present-day ]).<ref name="Smith">{{ru icon}} </ref> Equating the Azeris with the Ottoman Turks, the Dashnaks began the massacre in revenge for the ]. <ref name="Croissant-14">Michael P. Croissant. ''The Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict: Causes and Implications'', p. 14. ISBN 0-275-96241-5</ref> Although not an isolated incident, given the participation of the Azerbaijanis during the Ottoman offensive on ] in early 1918, the March Days played a significant role in bringing pre-existing inter-ethnic tensions to the forefront of Armenian-Azeri relations. <ref name="Croissant-14" /> According to various sources a total of between 3,000 to 12,000 Muslims were killed during the violence. <ref name="Smith" /> Less than six months later, in September 1918, in a period called ] {{fact}}, ]'s ] supported by local Azeri forces recaptured Baku and subsequently killed an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 ethnic Armenians in retaliation. <ref></ref> <ref name="Croissant-15">Croissant. ''Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict'', p. 15.</ref> | ||
| After the proclamation of the ] (ADR), the Azerbaijani Council of Ministers established a special commission on July 15, 1918 to investigate the atrocities. In 1919 and 1920, during its short-lived independence, the ADR Government marked March 31 as the national mourning day. On March 26, 1998 then Azerbaijani President ] issued a decree "On the Genocide of the Azerbaijanis", which established March 31 as "The Day of the Genocide of the Azerbaijanis". | |||
| Less than six months later, in September 1918, in a period called ] {{fact}}, ]'s ] supported by local Azeri forces recaptured Baku and subsequently killed an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 ethnic Armenians in retaliation. <ref></ref> | |||
| <ref name="Croissant-15">Croissant. ''Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict'', p. 15.</ref> | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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The March Days or March events refers to a period during the Russian Civil War from March to early April 1918 when ethnic Azerbaijanis were massacred by Dashnak and Bolshevik forces in the city of Baku (present-day Azerbaijan). Equating the Azeris with the Ottoman Turks, the Dashnaks began the massacre in revenge for the Armenian Genocide. Although not an isolated incident, given the participation of the Azerbaijanis during the Ottoman offensive on Armenia in early 1918, the March Days played a significant role in bringing pre-existing inter-ethnic tensions to the forefront of Armenian-Azeri relations. According to various sources a total of between 3,000 to 12,000 Muslims were killed during the violence. Less than six months later, in September 1918, in a period called September Days , Enver Pasha's Army of Islam supported by local Azeri forces recaptured Baku and subsequently killed an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 ethnic Armenians in retaliation.
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References
- ^ Template:Ru icon Michael Smith. Azerbaijan and Russia: Society and State: Traumatic Loss and Azerbaijani National Memory
- ^ Michael P. Croissant. The Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict: Causes and Implications, p. 14. ISBN 0-275-96241-5
- Human Rights Watch. "Playing the 'Communal Card': Communal Violence and Human Rights"
- Croissant. Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict, p. 15.
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