20 January
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20 January 1990 — the whole accountAlso20 January 1990 — the whole account

The background, the chronology of the night, the number of victims, what followed, the Alley of Martyrs and the Day of Nationwide Sorrow.

To the overview

Sources

Facts were checked against Wikipedia articles in three languages, the Human Rights Watch report “Black January in Azerbaijan”, reports by Memorial and the Helsinki Group, the figures of the republican commission of inquiry and the resolution of the Milli Majlis of 29 March 1994. Estimates of the death toll differ — all of them are given on the “Victims” page.