In November 1987, the #Armenian #Azerbaijani conflict reached a mass level. A campaign to expel Azerbaijanis began in the #Gafan region of the Armenian SSR.

In a scandalous interview with Humanite newspaper in November 1987, academician Aganbegyan supported the activities of #Armenian ethnocrats.+

This interview was kind of symbolic and showed that part of the Soviet elite of Armenian descent clearly disregarded the official norms on the coexistence of peoples in the Soviet Union.

At the end of January 1988, not a single Azerbaijani remained in the Gafan region. The same fate befell #Azerbaijanis living in other regions of #Armenia in November-December 1988.

Thus, in 1988-1990, a very large mass of people began to move with a clear vector - #Azerbaijanis must go to Azerbaijan, #Armenians to Armenia.

On February 13, 1988, the first demonstration on the #Karabakh issue was organized in the center of #NagornoKarabakh. From February 16 to March 2, 1988, rallies were organized in Nagorno-Karabakh. In response, a demonstration is being held in #Baku on February 19

#Azerbaijanis expelled from Qafan and other places were resettled in #Sumgayit

In the documentary "Soldier of the Empire" shown on Russia's "Russia 1" TV channel, the famous Russian writer and journalist Alexander Prokhanov spoke about the facts of how #Azerbaijanis were insulted, tortured and expelled from their native lands in Gafan.

He said that after that the Karabakh war broke out and the Armenians decided to separate from Azerbaijan and seize the territory of Azerbaijan“Gorbachev said that these conflicts should be resolved by the warring republics and peoples themselves. It was a big mistake and a crime"

These processes began in late 1987. After February 1988, #Azerbaijanis were expelled en masse from #Armenia. Large-scale ethnic cleansing of Azerbaijanis has begun.

As a result, more than 200,000 Azerbaijanis were expelled from Armenia. #Azerbaijanis were brutally killed in many districts, including #Gafan.

#Azerbaijanis subjected to mass attacks in Zangazur ( #Armenia)

#Azerbaijanis living in #Gafan talk about their expulsion. Neighboring #Armenians expelled them. These people are living witnesses