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KARABAGH: figures, facts, events and places.
COMMISSION ON ASSESSMENT OF LOSSES OF ARMENIANS IN SEPTEMBER OF 1918 IN BAKU: Upon the assignment of the Armenian National Council of Baku, an assessment of the human and material losses of the Armenian
population as the result of the massacres in Baku in September of 1918 was conducted by economist Bakhshi Ishkhanian, a member of the Council, in October, 1918. The performance of the Commission was legalized after the arrival of the representatives of the Entente states in November, 1918. The results of the thorough statistical survey of Ishkhanian were summarized and published in the Armenian and Russian languages in the investigation titled "Breathtaking Horrors of Baku: Survey of September Events, 1918" (Tiflis, 1920). According to Ishkhanian's assessment, 30,000 Armenians were killed in Baku, and the estimated amount of the material losses was 660 million rubles.
"CONSTITUTIONAL BOOK OF CANONS" represents a collection
of 21 codes adopted by council of Aghvank at the end of the V century
and the beginning of the VI century in a place called Aghven (Aghvank)
upon the initiative of Vachagan Barepasht ("Vachagan the Pious"),
the King of the Country of Aghvank. The Constitutional Book of Canons
was adopted with the participation of the princes and noblemen of Aghvank,
Utik, Armenian spiritual leaders of the regions situated on the left and
right banks of the River Kura. Vachagan the Pious sought for the establishment
of accord between various social groups with the help of defined codes,
attain enhanced rule of law, strengthen the state system and, thus, confront
the increasing threat from the external world. The Constitutional Book
of Canons is the first Armenian book of secular codes which is preserved
in its entirety.
COMPOSITION OF ARMENIAN FRACTION OF AZERBAIJANI PARLIAMENT IN APRIL,
1919:
Hamaspiur
Khoren Mikhail
Malkhasian
Arshak Iohannes
Chubarian
Poghos Khachatur
Paronian
Arshak Harutiun
Taghianosian
Yervand Fadei
Papian
Abgar Ivan
Ter-Azarian
Alexander Mikhail
Khojayan
Isahak Nikita
The future members of the government and parliament of Azerbaijan were
nominated and approved by the Armenian National Council of Baku.
COMPOSITION OF ARMENIAN NATIONAL COUNCIL OF BAKU IN NOVEMBER, 1918:
After the English troops were brought into Azerbaijan (November 17), in
the view of the crucial problems to be addressed the necessity arose for
the local Armenians to revive the political organ, the Armenian National
Council of Baku, which had been forced to terminate its activities under
the pressure of the Azerbaijani authorities. The members of the Council
were elected from the representatives of the local parties, national,
cultural and non-governmental organizations. The composition of the Council
was as follows:
Bishop
Bagrat - Honorary Chairman
H.
Ghukasian - Armenian Identity Committee
S.
Taghianosov - Armenian Identity Committee
B.
Ishkhanian - Social Democrats
G.
Ter-Michaelian - Philanthropic Association
A.
Manandian - Committee of Armenian Working Intelligentsia
Y.
Òàghianosian - Armenian Identity Committee
H.
Paronian - National Front
St.
Vachian - Armenian Faction of Town Council
G.B.Ter-Stepanian
- Constitutional Democrats
VII CONGRESS OF KARABAGH ARMENIANS was held during August 13-22,
1919 in Shosh village. The number of the delegates attending the sessions
of the Congress varied from 90 to 135. At the Congress a commission was
elected constituting 16 members which signed on behalf of the Karabagh
Armenians the interim agreement with the government of Azerbaijan in Shushi
on August 22, 1919. The said agreement stated that "The highlands
of Karabagh, i.e., Shushi, Jivanshir and Jebrail districts (Dizak, Varanda,
Khachen and Jraberd) inhabited with Armenians, temporarily considers itself
as part of Azerbaijani Republic".
CONGRESSES OF KARABAGH ARMENIANS: During the period from July 26,
1918 through May, 1920 the decisions on the significant political and
economic issues of the region were taken by the Congress of the Armenians
of Karabagh, and during the interim period between the congresses its
powers were exercised by the National Council of the Armenians of Karabagh.
The chronology of the congresses with the number of the participants is
given below:
1st Congress
- July 22-26, 1918; Shushi, 180 delegates.
2nd Congress
-September 15, 1918; Shushi, 200 delegates.
3rd - September
27, 1918; Shushi, 600 delegates and representatives of the public.
4th - February
19-21, 1919; Shushi.
5th - April
23-29, 1919; Shushi, 69 delegates and representatives from Armenia and
the English military officials.
6th - June
28-30, 1919; Shosh village.
7th - August
13-22, 1919; Shosh village, 135 delegates.
8th - February
28 - March 5, 1920; Shosh village.
9th - April
23-29, 1920; Taghavard village.
10th - May
26, 1920; Shushi, delegates constituted basically the Bolsheviks.
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT which was seriously concerned about the possibility of resolving the disputes of ethnic-territorial character from below, supported Azerbaijan and became involved in the deportation and ethnic "combing out" of the Armenians. Moreover, in 1991 it was the Soviet Army that carried out the punitive Operation "Circle" in Nagorno Karabagh.
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