Kirovabad pogrom
The Kirovabad pogrom or the pogrom of Kirovabad was an Azeri-led ethnic cleansing that targeted Armenians living in the city of Kirovabad (today called Ganja) in Soviet Azerbaijan during November 1988.
| Kirovabad pogrom | |
|---|---|
| Part of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, First Nagorno-Karabakh War and Dissolution of the Soviet Union | |
| Location | Kirovabad, Azerbaijan SSR |
| Date | November 1988 |
| Target | Armenian population of the city |
Attack type | Pogrom |
| Deaths | 130 Armenians (per human rights activists), 7 (per Soviet authorities) |
| Perpetrators | Azerbaijanis |
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