Sumgait pogrom
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The Sumgait pogrom was a violent anti-Armenian riot in the Azerbaijani city of Sumgait in February 1988 that marked one of the first major outbreaks of ethnic violence in the late Soviet Union.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-Armenian violence
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ethnic riot ⓘ mass violence event ⓘ pogrom ⓘ |
| cause |
anti-Armenian sentiment in Azerbaijan SSR
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rising ethnic tensions over Nagorno-Karabakh ⓘ |
| commemoration | annually commemorated by Armenians ⓘ |
| controversy |
adequacy of Soviet response criticized
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extent of official complicity disputed ⓘ |
| country | Azerbaijan SSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crimesCommitted |
arson
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beatings ⓘ killings ⓘ looting ⓘ rape ⓘ |
| endDate | 1988-02-29 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupsInvolved |
Armenians
NERFINISHED
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Azerbaijanis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment | considered a turning point in the Armenian–Azerbaijani conflict ⓘ |
| immediateContext |
Nagorno-Karabakh autonomy movement
NERFINISHED
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demonstrations in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Sumqayıt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalResponse |
Soviet authorities conducted investigations
ⓘ
several participants were prosecuted ⓘ |
| location | Sumgait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | reported in Soviet and international press ⓘ |
| month | February 1988 ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths | at least 26 ⓘ |
| numberOfDisplacedPersons | thousands of Armenians ⓘ |
| numberOfInjured | hundreds ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late Soviet ethnic conflicts ⓘ |
| perpetrators | Azerbaijani mobs ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
glasnost
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perestroika ⓘ |
| relatedConflict | First Nagorno-Karabakh War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Baku pogrom
NERFINISHED
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Kirovabad pogrom ⓘ |
| result |
criminal trials of some perpetrators
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international condemnation ⓘ mass flight of Armenians from Sumgait ⓘ |
| significance |
escalated tensions between Armenians and Azerbaijanis
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one of the first major outbreaks of ethnic violence in the late Soviet Union ⓘ |
| startDate | 1988-02-27 ⓘ |
| target |
Armenian population
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ethnic Armenians ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1980s ⓘ |
| typeOfViolence |
ethnic cleansing attempt
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mob violence ⓘ |
| victimProperty | Armenian homes and businesses ⓘ |
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