Today is the Day of National Mourning in Azerbaijan

36 years have passed since the events of January 20, which symbolized the struggle for the independence and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. 
On the night of January 19-20, 1990, the heavily armed army of the former USSR, accompanied by military equipment, entered the city of Baku.
Enraged Soviet soldiers opened fire on the peaceful people who had risen up to fight for freedom. 
As a consequence of this bloody operation against the people, 133 civilians were killed, 744 were injured, and 841 were illegally arrested. 
At the time of the January 20 tragedy, Azerbaijan was under an information blockade. 
In these challenge days for the people, on 21 January, Heydar Aliyev came to the permanent representation of Azerbaijan in Moscow and made a speech at an organized meeting, expressed his solidarity with the people, and gave a political assessment of the tragedy.
At that time, a light of faith and hope was lit in the hearts of the people who had no help from anywhere.
Despite all its horrors, the crime committed in January 1990 could not weaken or break the will of the Azerbaijani people, their determination to fight for national freedom; on the contrary, the people joined the principled struggle even more and emerged victorious from this struggle.
Every year, January 20 is celebrated in Azerbaijan as the Day of National Mourning.
May God have mercy on our martyrs!