Ethnic Riots Erupt in Armenia
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Wars, Battles, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Human Rights, Cold War
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Soviet Union, Armenia, Central Asia
- Date: 1988
Article abstract: An Armenian enclave within the Azerbaijani Republic was claimed by the Armenian Republic at the cost of considerable bloodshed over several years.
Summary of Event
Armenia’s history can be told largely in terms of conquests and subdivisions by foreign powers. In 1988, the Armenian diaspora extended over much of the Middle East and, indeed, much of the world. Of 5.4 million Armenians worldwide, approximately 4.7 million lived in the Armenian Republic, located in the Caucasus, a major region in the southwestern part of the Soviet Union....
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