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{{Infobox country|name=Republic of Artsakh|native_name=Արցախի Հանրապետություն<br>Нагорно-Карабахская Республика|image_flag=Artsakh flag.svg|image_coat=Artsakh COA.svg|capital=Stepanakert|largest_city=Stepanakert|image_map=Artsakh map.svg|map_width=290|official_languages=Armenian<br>Russian|area_km2=3,170|population_census=150,932|population_census_year=2015}} | |||
'''Artsakh''', officially the '''Republic of Artsakh''', also known as '''Artsakh''' or '''Nagorno-Karabakh''', | '''Artsakh''', officially the '''Republic of Artsakh''', also known as '''Artsakh''' or '''Nagorno-Karabakh''', was a partially recognised state in the [[Caucasus]]. [[Republic of Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]] claimed Artsakh as part of its territory. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
In the 1920s, [[Sergei | In the 1920s, [[Sergei Kirov]] and [[Sergo Orjonikidze]] wanted Artsakh to be part of [[Armenia Soviet Socialist Republic (1936–1991)|Armenia]]. [[Nariman Narimanov]], the Chairman of the Revkom of [[Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1936–1991)|Azerbaijan]], made Artsakh an [[autonomous oblast]] of Azerbaijan instead.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Edgar Konstanyan|newspaper=[[Politsturm]]|title=Nagorno-Karabakh: Marxist Point of View|date=2022-10-28|url=https://us.politsturm.com/nagorno-karabakh-marxist-point-of-view/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028161250/https://us.politsturm.com/nagorno-karabakh-marxist-point-of-view/#Self-determination_of_Nagorno-Karabakh|archive-date=2022-10-28|retrieved=2022-10-29}}</ref> | ||
== Dissolution == | == Dissolution == | ||
On 19 September 2023, Azerbaijan launched a military offensive into Artsakh.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Reuters|title=Azerbaijani forces strike Armenian-controlled Karabakh, raising risk of new Caucasus war|date=2023-09-19|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/azerbaijan-says-six-its-citizens-were-killed-by-land-mines-karabakh-2023-09-19/|archive-url=https://archive.ph/NWpUQ|archive-date=2023-09-19|retrieved=2023-10-01}}</ref> The day after, on 20 September, Azerbaijan and Artsakh agreed to a ceasefire mediated by Russian peacekeepers.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Armenpress|title=BREAKING: Russian-mediated ceasefire announced in Nagorno-Karabakh|date=2023-09-20|url=https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1120051.html|archive-url=https://archive.ph/xlEZg|archive-date=2023-09-29|retrieved=2023-10-01}}</ref> | On 19 September 2023, Azerbaijan launched a military offensive into Artsakh.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Reuters|title=Azerbaijani forces strike Armenian-controlled Karabakh, raising risk of new Caucasus war|date=2023-09-19|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/azerbaijan-says-six-its-citizens-were-killed-by-land-mines-karabakh-2023-09-19/|archive-url=https://archive.ph/NWpUQ|archive-date=2023-09-19|retrieved=2023-10-01}}</ref> The day after, on 20 September, Azerbaijan and Artsakh agreed to a ceasefire mediated by Russian peacekeepers.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Armenpress|title=BREAKING: Russian-mediated ceasefire announced in Nagorno-Karabakh|date=2023-09-20|url=https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1120051.html|archive-url=https://archive.ph/xlEZg|archive-date=2023-09-29|retrieved=2023-10-01}}</ref> | ||
The government of Artsakh was forced to dissolve as an entity, and the Republic of Artsakh | The government of Artsakh was forced to dissolve as an entity, and since 1 January 2024 the Republic of Artsakh no longer exists. The deal reached between Azerbaijan and Artsakh allows the free and unhindered movement of the residents of Artsakh in exchange for the disarmament of Armenian troops.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Le Monde|title=Nagorno-Karabakh separatist government says it will dissolve itself by January 2024|date=2023-09-28|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/09/28/nagorno-karabakh-separatist-government-says-it-will-dissolve-itself-by-january-2024_6140487_4.html|archive-url=https://archive.ph/TSlsa|archive-date=2023-10-01|retrieved=2023-10-01}}</ref> Armenians living in Artsakh have therefore been escaping across the border to Armenia, fearing the retribution of the Azerbaijan government. The Armenian government has denounced this as ethnic cleansing. Over 100,000 people, over 80% of Artsakh's population, had left by early October 2023.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=The Guardian|title=Almost all ethnic Armenians have left Nagorno-Karabakh|date=2023-09-30|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/30/almost-all-ethnic-armenians-have-left-nagorno-karabakh-azerbaijan|archive-url=https://archive.ph/C6OpD|archive-date=2023-10-01|retrieved=2023-10-01}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:48, 18 September 2024
| Republic of Artsakh Արցախի Հանրապետություն Нагорно-Карабахская Республика | |
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 Flag
 Coat of arms
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| Capital and largest city | Stepanakert |
| Official languages | Armenian Russian |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,170 km² |
| Population | |
• 2015 census | 150,932 |
Artsakh, officially the Republic of Artsakh, also known as Artsakh or Nagorno-Karabakh, was a partially recognised state in the Caucasus. Azerbaijan claimed Artsakh as part of its territory.
History[edit | edit source]
In the 1920s, Sergei Kirov and Sergo Orjonikidze wanted Artsakh to be part of Armenia. Nariman Narimanov, the Chairman of the Revkom of Azerbaijan, made Artsakh an autonomous oblast of Azerbaijan instead.[1]
Dissolution[edit | edit source]
On 19 September 2023, Azerbaijan launched a military offensive into Artsakh.[2] The day after, on 20 September, Azerbaijan and Artsakh agreed to a ceasefire mediated by Russian peacekeepers.[3]
The government of Artsakh was forced to dissolve as an entity, and since 1 January 2024 the Republic of Artsakh no longer exists. The deal reached between Azerbaijan and Artsakh allows the free and unhindered movement of the residents of Artsakh in exchange for the disarmament of Armenian troops.[4] Armenians living in Artsakh have therefore been escaping across the border to Armenia, fearing the retribution of the Azerbaijan government. The Armenian government has denounced this as ethnic cleansing. Over 100,000 people, over 80% of Artsakh's population, had left by early October 2023.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Edgar Konstanyan (2022-10-28). "Nagorno-Karabakh: Marxist Point of View" Politsturm. Archived from the original on 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ↑ "Azerbaijani forces strike Armenian-controlled Karabakh, raising risk of new Caucasus war" (2023-09-19). Reuters. Archived from the original on 2023-09-19. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ↑ "BREAKING: Russian-mediated ceasefire announced in Nagorno-Karabakh" (2023-09-20). Armenpress. Archived from the original on 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ↑ "Nagorno-Karabakh separatist government says it will dissolve itself by January 2024" (2023-09-28). Le Monde. Archived from the original on 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ↑ "Almost all ethnic Armenians have left Nagorno-Karabakh" (2023-09-30). The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2023-10-01.