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War over Mountainous Armenia

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War over Mountainous Armenia
Date26 April – 13 July 1921
Location
Syunik, Armenia
Result

Armenian victory[1]

  • Peaceful Withdraw of Nzdeh's Army
  • Goal of Syunik's incorporation into the SSR Armenia instead of SSR Azerbaijan achieved
Belligerents
Mountainous Armenia Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic RSFSR
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic ASSR
Turkey Turkey
Commanders and leaders
Garegin Nzhdeh Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Anatoly Gekker
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Pyotr Kuryshko
Turkey Kazimierz Mastalerz
Strength
10,000[2] Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic 20,000[3]
Turkey 10,000[4]
Casualties and losses
Light[5] Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic 12,000[6]
Ottoman Empire 5,000[7]

A military conflict was fought by the Republic of Mountainous Armenia, the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, the Azerbaijani Socialist Soviet Republic and the Turkish Nationalists in 1921.[8] It was initiated due to a failed Armenian coup in Yerevan against its Communist government, and lasted from 26 April 1921 until 13 July 1921.[9][10][11]

Background

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The origins of the conflict began on September 24, 1920, following a Soviet invasion of the First Republic of Armenia. This invasion resulted in an Armenian coup in Yerevan which happened between February - April 1921, it had resulted in a defeat. However, this coup greatly motivated the Armenian people, especially Garegin Nzhdeh who was in Syunik at the time, Garegin Nzhdeh began an armed uprising against the Soviets on April 26, 1921, with his army which composed primarily of armed citizens and Fedayis due to Soviet plans for the incorporation of Syunik into the newly formed Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Republic of Armenia Volume 4.
  2. ^ The Republic of Armenia Volume 4.
  3. ^ The Republic of Armenia Volume 4.
  4. ^ The Republic of Armenia Volume 4.
  5. ^ volume 5] Hovannisian, Richard G. (1996). The Republic of Armenia. 3: From London to Sèvres: february - august, 1920. Berkeley, Calif: Univ. of Calif. Pr. ISBN 978-0-520-08803-0
  6. ^ volume 5] Hovannisian, Richard G. (1996). The Republic of Armenia. 3: From London to Sèvres: february - august, 1920. Berkeley, Calif: Univ. of Calif. Pr. ISBN 978-0-520-08803-0.
  7. ^ volume 5] Hovannisian, Richard G. (1996). The Republic of Armenia. 3: From London to Sèvres: february - august, 1920. Berkeley, Calif: Univ. of Calif. Pr. ISBN 978-0-520-08803-0.
  8. ^ Hovannisian, Richard G. (1996). The Republic of Armenia. 3: From London to Sèvres: february - august, 1920. Berkeley, Calif: Univ. of Calif. Pr. ISBN 978-0-520-08803-0.
  9. ^ Hovannisian, Richard G. (1996). The Republic of Armenia. 4: Between crescent and sickle: partition and sovietization. Berkeley, Calif: Univ. of Calif. Pr. ISBN 978-0-520-08804-7.
  10. ^ Hovannisian, Richard G. (1971). The Republic of Armenia. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-01805-1.
  11. ^ Shakarian, Pietro A. (August 2017). "A Postcard from Nagorno-Karabakh". Retrieved 19 September 2024.
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