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The '''March Massacre''' or '''March events''' is the name given to the ] of ethnic ] in late March - early April ] by ] and ] forces. <ref>, in ''Azerbaijan and Russia: Society and State, ed. Dmitrii Furman (Moscow: Sakharov Institute, 2001)''. (in Russian)</ref> According to various sources between 3,000 and 3,500 Muslims were massacred. <ref></ref> | The '''March Massacre''' or '''March events''' is the name given to the ] of ethnic ] in late March - early April ] by ] and ] forces. <ref>, in ''Azerbaijan and Russia: Society and State, ed. Dmitrii Furman (Moscow: Sakharov Institute, 2001)''. (in Russian)</ref> According to various sources between 3,000 and 3,500 Muslims were massacred. <ref></ref> | ||
<ref>Justin McCarthy, “Death and Exile. The Ethnic Cleansing of Ottoman Muslims 1821-1922”, Darwin Press, Princeton, NJ, 1995, p. 214</ref> | <ref>Justin McCarthy, “Death and Exile. The Ethnic Cleansing of Ottoman Muslims 1821-1922”, Darwin Press, Princeton, NJ, 1995, p. 214</ref> | ||
In ] district, the number of victims reached 7,000 in April 1918. In the ] district more then 3,000 Jews were murdered, the number of villages ruined comprised 122. ] who is the director of the Human Rights Institute of the National Academy of Science, stated that about 3,000 Jews were also killed during the March Massacre in the ] region . Israeli ambassador ] has stated that Israel will be involved in scrutinizing the developments of the investigation. Azerbaijan's Georgian Jews Community is also offering their help in restoring historical truth. | |||
A total of 50,000 people were killed during the March Massacre . | |||
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The March Massacre or March events is the name given to the massacre of ethnic Azerbaijanis in late March - early April 1918 by Dashnak and Bolshevik forces. According to various sources between 3,000 and 3,500 Muslims were massacred.
Footnotes
- Michael Smith. Traumatic Loss and Azerbaijani National Memory, in Azerbaijan and Russia: Society and State, ed. Dmitrii Furman (Moscow: Sakharov Institute, 2001). (in Russian)
- Human Rights Watch. “Playing the "Communal Card": Communal Violence and Human Rights”
- Justin McCarthy, “Death and Exile. The Ethnic Cleansing of Ottoman Muslims 1821-1922”, Darwin Press, Princeton, NJ, 1995, p. 214
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