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Black January

Black January
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Black January, also known as Black Saturday or the January Massacre, was a violent crackdown on anti-Soviet sentiments, Azerbaijani nationalism, and irredentism in Baku on 19 and 20 January 1990, as part of a state of emergency during the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

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Timeline

  1. Romanian Revolution (1989)December 15, 1989 – December 27, 1989
  2. Velvet RevolutionNovember 17, 1989 – December 29, 1989
  3. 1990 People's MovementFebruary 18, 1990 – April 8, 1990
  4. Black January (this page)January 20, 1990
  5. Gulf WarAugust 2, 1990 – February 28, 1991
  6. 1991–1992 South Ossetia WarJanuary 5, 1991 – June 24, 1992

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