| Remembering The Armenian Victims Of The Sumgait, Kirovabad, And Baku Pogroms |
February 17, 2012 |
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Gary Peters, D-MI
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"Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember the Armenian victims of the Sumgait, Kirovabad, and Baku pogroms who were killed in Azerbaijan in the late 1980s and early 1990s. As the United States stood as a beacon for freedom around the world, the Soviet Union suffered from ethnic strife and internal unrest. Communist ideology and a command economy could not hold together the Soviet republics and their diverse ethnic groups. The Soviet Union—despite its rhetoric—failed to protect and ensure the rights of its ethnic minorities, especially the ethnic Armenians who were targeted in pogroms in Azerbaijan."
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| Anniversary Of Armenian Pogroms |
February 1, 2012 |
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Judy Chu, D-CA
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"Between 1988 and 1990, the Armenian population was the target of racially motivated pogroms in Azerbaijan. Hundreds of Armenians were murdered and more wounded during three violent attacks in Sumgait, Kirovabad, and Baku. "
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| Remembering The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict |
February 1, 2012 |
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Frank Wolf, R-VA
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"Shortly after the break-up of the Soviet Union, Armenians in Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh endured great hardship, including pogroms in Sumgait (February 1998), in Kirovabad (November 1988) and in Baku (January 1990)."
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| In Remembrance Of Black January In Azerbaijan |
January 25, 2012 |
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Edolphus Towns, D-NY
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"Mr. Speaker, I rise today with the people of Azerbaijan in remembrance of the 22nd anniversary of the tragic events of Black January, when at midnight of January 19, 1990, 26,000 Soviet troops stormed the capital city of Baku with tanks and armored vehicles to crush the demonstrators. The shooting continued for three days and among the victims were women, children and elderly citizens."
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| Black January |
January 24, 2012 |
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Henry Cuellar, D-TX
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"Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a landmark event in history known as “Black January”. This was a day when Azerbaijani citizens stood up to the Soviet government and gave up their lives for freedom from communism and dictatorship. Indeed, January 20, 1990, in Baku, Azerbaijan, has become a symbol of when the Soviet empire lapsed."
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