War over Karabakh, political unrest

1992 - Hostilities develop into full-scale war over Karabakh. More than 600 Azerbaijanis are killed as they flee an Armenian attack on Karabakh town of Khodzhaly. Ethnic Armenian forces break through Azerbaijani territory to create a corridor linking Armenia to Karabakh, President Ayaz Mutallibov resigns. Abulfaz Elchibey, leader of nationalist People's Front, becomes president in Azerbaijan's first contested elections.

1993 - Armenia launches offensive into Azerbaijani territory around Karabakh.

Rebel army commander Col Surat Huseynov takes control of Azerbaijan's second city, Gyandzha, and marches on Baku. President Elchibey invites Aliyev to return to the capital and subsequently flees.

Aliyev assumes leadership. Huseynov becomes prime minister and is placed in charge of defence and security forces. Referendum indicates massive loss of public confidence in Elchibey. Aliyev wins presidential elections boycotted by Elchibey's People's Front.

1994 - Armenia, Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh sign a ceasefire accord. Ethnic Armenians remain in control of Karabakh and a swathe of Azerbaijani territory around it.

Aliyev cracks down hard on People's Front. Azeri forces mount Karabakh counteroffensive.

Nineteen people killed in two Baku underground station explosions described by authorities as terrorism.

Armenia, Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh sign a ceasefire. Ethnic Armenians remain in control of Karabakh and a swathe of Azerbaijani territory around it.

Three members of the special police force are arrested after the assassinations of the deputy head of parliament and Aliyev's security chief. Special police units led by Rovshan Javadov storm the Prosecutor's Office and their colleagues are released.

President Aliyev describes the incident as a coup attempt and declares a state of emergency. In a separate incident, rebel forces capture key buildings in second city Gyandzha but are driven out by Aliyev's forces.

Despite his denial of involvement in rebel activity, PM Huseynov is dismissed and flees to Russia.

Soviet era ends in violence

1988 - Nagorno-Karabakh region seeks to become part of Armenia. Ethnic Azerbaijanis begin to leave Karabakh and Armenia and ethnic Armenians leave Azerbaijan. At least 26 ethnic Armenians and six Azerbaijanis are killed in violence in Azerbaijani town of Sumqayit.

1990 - Ethnic strife between Armenians and Azeris escalates. Azeri nationalist Popular Front rallies support amid growing disorder.

Trouble flares along border between Nakhichevan exclave and Iran as rioters destroy border installations. Tension eases after Soviet and Iranian authorities agree to ease restrictions on crossing between the two countries.

Dozens die in interethnic violence in Baku. Popular Front demonstrators demand resignation of communist authorities. Soviet troops use force to end unrest, killing at least 100 people. Azeri nationalists put death toll at several hundred.

Ayaz Mutallibov becomes Azeri Communist Party leader.

Communist Party later retains power in multiparty elections but parliament has an opposition for the first time.

1991 - After failed coup attempt in Moscow, Azeri parliament votes to restore independence. In elections boycotted by opposition, Mutallibov becomes president.

Heydar Aliyev becomes leader of the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhichevan.

Leadership of Nagorno-Karabakh declares the region an independent republic. Inter-ethnic hostilities escalate.

Soviet rule

1922 - Azerbaijan, part of Transcaucasian Soviet Federative Republic, becomes founder member of Soviet Union.

1936 - Transcaucasian Soviet Federative Republic dissolved ; Azerbaijan becomes full republic of Soviet Union.

1967 - Heydar Aliyev becomes head of Azerbaijani KGB; becomes head of Azerbaijani Communist Party in 1969.

1982 - Heydar Aliyev becomes full member of Soviet Politburo and first deputy chairman of USSR Council of Ministers.

1987 - Heydar Aliyev leaves Politburo and Council of Ministers.

Our headscarf is our honour

خوب ظاهرا من باید در نگرشم به زنان اذربایجانی تجدبد نظر کنم در اینترنت گردیها و جستجو برای اخبار مربوط به  زنان یه این خبر نه چندان داغ برخوردم
Sunday, June 27, 1999

Human rights activists in Azerbaijan have been celebrating a high court ruling that allows Islamic women to wear headscarves when being photographed for passports and official documents.

The case was brought by a group of women against a government agency, the Department for Visas and Registration, which had refused to accept their passport photographs.

Another member of the defence team, Elmina Jeprahilava of Azerbaijan's Centre for the Defence of Human Rights, described the ruling as an important step on the path towards democracy.

The case was initiated by a group of ten Islamic women, who adopted the slogan "Our headscarf is our honour".

Two thousand women signed a petition supporting their case.


The case has opened up a debate in Azerbaijan on whether the Koran, correctly interpreted, obliges women to cover their heads or not.

Historically, the country is predominately Shiite Muslim, but most city dwellers largely lost touch with their religion during 70 years of Soviet rule.

Islamic traditions are returning thanks partly to missionaries from Iran and the Arab states, but political leaders look most closely to the Turkish model of a Muslim people but a secular state.

واقعا چرا ما زنها مجبوریم برای استفاده از حق انسان ازاد و مختار همه چی رو از فیلتر قانون ( که طبعا اقایون هستند ) بگذرونیم و تازه اونهم به زور, قبلا با جنگ و دعوا و کشت و کشتار و جدیدا با اعتراض و پتیشن ...ای خدا

ولی به هر حال این حرکت و به نتیجه رسیدنش دست مریزاد داره

Timeline: Azerbaijan ,A chronology of key events


1828
- Turkmanchay treaty between Russia, Persia divides Azerbaijan. Territory of present-day Azerbaijan becomes part of Russian empire while southern Azerbaijan is part of Persia.

چیزی که اذری ها به هیچ وجه قبول ندارند و معتقدند قسمت اذربایجان ایران -اذربایجان جنوبی  
 از کشور شون جدا شده! ؟


1848-49 - World's first oil well is drilled south of Baku.

1879 - Nobel brothers set up oil-production company.

1918 - Independent Azerbaijani Republic declared.


اگر در این تاریخ جمهوری اذربابجان اعلام شده باشه چطور ممکنه 90 سال قبلش یه قسمت از خاکشون ( در واقع قسمت بزرگتر) ازشون گرفته شده باشه                               

1920 - Red Army invades; Azerbaijan is declared a Soviet Socialist Republic.

( گرفته شده  BBCادامه داره( کلیه مطالب مربوط به روز شمار از سایت     

From this part of the spining world

من به ندرت به صفحه نظر خواهی از مردم هفته نامه باکو سان توجه می کردم اما تیترامروزش جالب به نظر می رسید :

How do you really feel about Iran?

سریع یه سری از افکارو رفتار هاییی که توی این چند سال شاهدش بودم از ذهنم گذشت : اینها ایران را کمک کننده به ارمنستان در مناقشه قره باغ و کشوری که به هموطنانشون ( یعنی اذری های ایرانی) حتی حق حرف زدن به زبون   مادریشونو نمی ده و کشوری که اگه می خواهی بری و زیباییهاشو ببینی باید روسری سر کنی و از نوشیدن چیزهایی که دوست داری صرفنظر کنی و...خیلی از محدودیت های دیگه میدونند پس واقعا احساسشون چی می تونه باشه ؟!

Do you think Iran is really about to provide itself with unclear weapons?

 اکثرا جواب داده بودند این حق مسلم هر کشوری از جمله ایرانه که بتونه از این منبع انرزی استفاده کنه بعضی هم گفتند چرا امریکا و اسراییل باید داشته باشند ولی ایران نه ؟ یه خانم هم اصرار داشت که ایران قبلا به این فن اوری رسیده !   

Does Iran really threaten other countries?

یه نفر جواب داده ایران حتی بدون اون هم تهدیدی برای کشورهای دیگه است !!به دلیل حمایتهاش از ارمنستان و حماس وحزب الله و تهدید واقعی اینه !!                                                                                                            

یکی دیگه گفته : فکر نمی کنم تهدیدی باشه اگه هم تهدید کنه فقط امریکا و کشور ما !!! رو !!!!چون 30 میلیون از

هموطنان !!؟ ما دارند اونجا زندگی می کنند !!( البته تو این مورد همه شون اتفاق نظر دارند !)                                  

ولی همون خانم همچنان خوشبین بود که ایران هیچ تهدیدی برای هیچکس نیست و فقط می خواد در مقابل کشورهایی مثل امریکا و المان !! خودشو قوی کنه !

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In your opinion which way is the best way out of the situation?

همون اقایی که می گفت چرا بقیه داشته باشند ...؟ جواب داده به نظر من مجامع بین المللی باید ایران رو مجبور کنند تا تجهیزات و برنامه های هسته ایشو متوقف کنه و از بین ببره ؟!!!     

و چند تایی هم حل مسله رو به عهده اژانس گذاشته بودند ( خدا خیرشون بده !)

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