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Esmira Aliyeva

Remembrance of Soviet massacre becomes pivotal for Azerbaijan's independence drive

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev commemorated Black January with a visit to the Alley of Martyrs on 18 January in remembrance of massacre carried out by the Soviet Union (USSR) in 1990.

At the site, Aliyev laid flowers at the Eternal Flame monument, which is a symbol of remembrance for the civilians killed during the military crackdown towards the end of the USSR.

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