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When did the first Nagorno-Karabakh war end?
May 12, 1994
First Nagorno-Karabakh War/End dates
Why did the first Nagorno-Karabakh war start?
On 22 February 1988, rumours of an Azerbaijani having been killed in Stepanakert, which was refuted by authorities, led an angry mob of thousands of Azerbaijanis from Agdam to march towards Nagorno-Karabakh.
Who started the second Nagorno-Karabakh war?
Baku
Brief Overview of the War This clash of arms, variously known as the “second Nagorno-Karabakh War” or the “Six-Week War,” began on 27 September 2020 when Baku launched an offensive into the southern Nagorno-Karabakh with the aim of conquering that area’s less mountainous districts.
What is the history of the Nagorno-Karabakh War?
This article is about the armed conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region between 1988 and 1994. For the 2020 armed conflict, see 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. De facto independence of Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) and de facto unification with Armenia.
What is happening on the Nagorno-Karabakh line of contact?
Clashes began on the morning of 27 September 2020 along the Nagorno-Karabakh Line of Contact, which had been established in the aftermath of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War (1988–1994). In response, Armenia and Artsakh introduced martial law and total mobilization, while Azerbaijan introduced martial law, a curfew and partial mobilization.
What does the Nagorno-Karabakh agreement mean for Azerbaijan?
Under the agreement, the warring sides will keep control of their currently held areas within Nagorno-Karabakh, while Armenia returned the surrounding territories it occupied in 1994 to Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan will also gain transport communication to its Nakhchivan exclave bordering Turkey and Iran.
What happened in the Karabakh War?
In 1963, around 2,500 Karabakh Armenians signed a petition calling for Karabakh to be put under Armenian control or to be transferred to Russia. The same year saw violent clashes in Stepanakert, leading to the death of 18 Armenians. In 1965 and 1977, there were large demonstrations in Yerevan calling to unify Karabakh with Armenia.