8 November - Victory Day

Today, November 8, is “Victory Day,” the restoration of historical justice, which has left everlasting imprints in Azerbaijan’s history.
Every year, November 8 is celebrated as Victory Day in Azerbaijan, according to a decree signed by President Ilham Aliyev “On the Establishment of Victory Day in the Republic of Azerbaijan.” dated December 3, 2020.
Our seized regions were liberated from the enemy as a consequence of the Second Karabakh War, which began with the Iron Fist operation and lasted 44 days. Our “Karabakh” wound, which was earlier expressed in wishes and wishes, was healed thanks to the unbelievable bravery of our heroic soldiers and martyrs following on the orders of our VictoriousSupreme Commander-in-Chief. Azerbaijan’s military triumphs, particularly the liberation of Shusha from the enemy, were crucial to the war’s result. We are celebrating this triumph with great joy today, thanks to the Azerbaijani people’s determination and will, their economic power, the development of a modern army, and the people’s unity.
The 10th of November was a watershed moment in our country’s history. The courageous Azerbaijani Army’s victories in war forced Armenia to sit at the table. The trilateral declaration issued on November 10 by the Presidents of Azerbaijan, Russia, and The Prime Minister of Armenia confirms Azerbaijan’s largest diplomatic triumph in its history.
Today, Azerbaijan has joined Karabakh, won a historic victory, avenged our martyrs, Khojaly victims, and innocent people who died during the genocides in Ganja, Barda, and other cities and regions on the battlefield, and demonstrated that Armenia deserves to be there.
Yes, we can proudly claim to be citizens of a victorious nation today. Every Azerbaijani is happy to be there at this historic win. That is why , we owe our gratitude to our successful army, which brought happiness and joy to our people. The memory of our martyrs who gave their lives for the sake of the homeland will live on in our hearts forever. Each of them is a true hero, a role model for future generations of bravery and fearlessness.

On the occasion of "Victory Day" on November 8, a literary-artistic composition was arranged in the museum of the "Genocide Memorial Complex" in Guba, with the participation of teachers and students from the Humanitarian School No. 4 named after Hikmet Huseynov, as well as parents. November 6, 2021

At the event “Our Victory is the Chronicle of Our History’s Victory,” active students from the school performed poems, music, and small scenes on the theme of patriotism. A documentary about “Victory Day” was shown at the end.

The Genocide Memorial Complex in Guba organized an online scientific seminar dedicated to "Victory Day" on 5 November, 2021

Twenty Complex employees attended the online scientific seminar. The webinar was held under the moderation of PH.D. Rakhshanda Bayramova. A report on “The Victory in the Patriotic War Will Remain in History” by historian Subhan Talibli, Ph.D., Associate Professor at the ANAS Institute of Oriental Studies, was heard. During the conference, it was stated that our people’s historic victory revealed our great national potential, demonstrating that during the period of independence, a patriotic and determined generation grew up in Azerbaijan, bound by our statehood values and preserving its historical memory. A generation that refused to accept the violation of our country’s national interests, who refused to accept the seizure of our rights, ensured that the name and flag of Azerbaijan were high.” “Centuries will pass, generations will replace one another, but our great victory will never be forgotten.”

The first congress of the Musavat party was held in the Ismailiyya building in Baku on October 26-31, 1917.

It should be noted that the first program of the Musavat Party consisted of 9 articles and had an Islamic character. After Mahammad Amin Rasulzadeh returned to Baku from the immigration in 1913, the program of the Musavat Party was improved and enriched with the ideas of Turkism. The Achig Soz newspaper, which began publishing in October 1915 under the editorship of Mahammad Amin Rasulzadeh, was also published as the press organ of the Musavat Party. The newspaper was the first in the history of the Azerbaijani press which published “in Turkish literary language”.
It is clear that in June 1917, the “Musavat” Party and the “Turk Edemi Merkeziyyet” party merged and became the “Turk Edemi Merkeziyyet Party – Musavat”. The party continued its activities in Baku and one branch in Ganja.
Thus, in October 1917, the “Turk Edemi Party-Musavat” announced its program. The first main document of the Musavat party was the document that reflected this program. Mahammad Amin Rasulzadeh spoke at the congress attended by 500 people.
As it is known, the congress had accepted a new party program consisting of 76 articles. The program of the Musavat party, which was the All-Azerbaijani Party, included state and autonomy, national issues, religious issues, rights (citizenship), economic issues, financial issues, land issues, labor issues, and justice issues. Also, many important issues were reflected in the document
The second congress of the party was held on December 2-12, 1919. At this congress, Mahammad Amin Rasulzadeh was re-elected as a chairman of the party.
 

Today in history: October 25 is the day of the liberation of Gubadli from occupation.

During the First Karabakh War, on August 31, 1993, the city of Gubadli, occupied by Armenian troops and 27 years later, on October 25, 2020, during the Second Karabakh War, was liberated by the fearless Azerbaijani army. Along with the city of Gubadli, Padar, Efendiler, Yusifbeyli, Chaitumas, Khanlyg, Sariyatag, Mollaburhan of the Gubadli district, as well as the villages of Birinchi Alibeili, Ikinji Alibeili, Raband, Yenikend Zangilanilanli were liberated from the enemy
And the villages of Govshudlu, Sofulu, Dag Mashanly, Kurds, Khovuslu, Chalabilar, Dzhebrail district.
Remember and honor the memory of heroic sons of our motherland who gave their lives for the liberation of our historical lands.
Long live the independent Azerbaijani state with an ancient history!

On October 17-18 during official visits of the employees of the "Genocide Memorial Complex" in Guba to the Ganja State Historical and Cultural Reserve within the framework of the project of experience exchange, were held meetings and seminars in connection with joint cooperation.

During the meetings, an agreement was reached on the implementation of propaganda projects and joint work to promote two reserves in the country and around the world, expand close cooperation between the reserves, work together on the Internet and organize online events. It is encouraging that this week, from October 20, an exhibition based on books, booklets, brochures and CDs reflecting the genocide in Azerbaijan in 1918 is opening for visitors to the Ganja State Historical and Cultural Reserve.
We express our gratitude to the directors and staff of the Ganja Reserve for this wonderful initiative.

According to the Order of Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan Republic, dated 5th January, 2021, this year – 2021 has been announced as “Nizami Ganjavi year”. This year marks the 880th anniversary of the birth of Nizami Ganjavi, a genius Azerbaijani poet, thinker who opened a new page on the chronicle of the literary thought of mankind.

According to the verified work plan of “The Genocide Memorial Complex in Guba” for the second half of 2021, on 17-18 October, some employees of the complex visited Ganja city. The director of the complex and 14 employees of “The Scientific Research, Exposition and Fund Department” took part in the exchange of practice project realized during “Nizami Ganjavi year” – 2021.  First of all, the employees had been to the place destroyed by the rocket throw by Armenian Armed Forces, and then they commemorated the memory of the deceased innocent people. In the exchange of practice project, the employees of  The Genocide Memorial Complex in Guba and Ganja State Historical and Cultural Reserve there had been held meetings and seminars for 2 days. During the tour, the employees visited Mausoleum of the great Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi; the Museum of Independence of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, and the Shah Abbas Mosque.

 

 

Today in history: October 17, 2020 is the day when the Armenian Armed Forces fired rockets at the city of Ganja, committed the 5th terrorist act against the civilian population.

Eleven employees of the Genocide Memorial Complex in Guba today visited the area destroyed during the terrorist attack as part of their official visit to Ganja. For the last two centuries, with the full support of regional and international forces, the notorious Armenians, who have pursued a policy of terror, aggression, genocide and ethnic cleansing against our people, have committed great tragedies in our homeland.Glorious Azerbaijan taught an aggressor a lesson in the 44-day war, who forcibly relocated Azerbaijanis from our historical lands with the support of the Soviet leadership since 1988, created terror in Nagorno-Karabakh, occupied 20% of our territory and destroyed the ecology, historical, religious and cultural monuments and all the infrastructure of our heavenly Karabakh. With the Second Karabakh War, which began on September 27, 2020, we achieved this historic victory thanks to the leadership of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, the heroism of the Victorious Azerbaijani Army and the national spirit of our people.
However, during the war, the civilians of our border towns and regions – mostly women and children – were subjected to Armenian vandalism and terror. Ganja was one of the cities where terrorist acts were committed. The city of Ganja was attacked by the enemy 5 times in October on different days. On October 17, 2020, at around 2:00 am, a rocket was fired into a residential area inhabited by civilians, killing many innocent people. Immediately after this terrorist incident, our state appealed to the world countries about the terror that took place in Ganja. May God have mercy on all our heroic sons and daughters, innocent babies who rose to the peak of martyrdom in the war.

The establishment of the “Araz Valley Economic Zone” is an important event for the development of the entire region, including the Jabrayil region.

On October 4, 2021, Mr Ilham Aliyev, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan visited the Jabrayil region. During the visit, President Ilham Aliyev met with the representatives of the Jabrayil community. During the meeting, the president said: “Everyone who comes to the liberated territories sees the devastation and witnesses the Armenian savagery and Armenian vandalism. This atrocity, this vandalism was committed during the occupation. There couldn’t be so much destruction during the war. During the occupation, the Armenians were engaged in looting and robbery, tearing down all the houses and buildings, and the whole world turned a blind eye to this. We had mobilized all our forces and would do so in a short period of time to rebuild and restore Jabrayili and all our other districts.          To achieve it practical work is done, and master plans of the liberated cities are being prepared and presented to the public.

In recent years, friendly relations between Azerbaijan and Russia, based on strategic partnership, have been successfully developing in the economic sphere, as in all other areas. Azerbaijan has fruitful cooperation with various regions of Russia, including the Republic of Tatarstan. The establishment of a joint service center of KamAZ, one of the world’s leading truck manufacturers, with the Ganja Automobile Plant Production Association in Jabrayil is an indication of this. The liberation of our historical lands under the leadership of the President Ilham Aliyev, Victorious Commander-in-Chief, President has increased the demand for agricultural machinery, as well as other equipment and technical services. From this point of view, the establishment of a joint service center for trucks and agricultural machinery in the Karabakh region by KamAZ OJSC and Ganja Automobile Plant Production Association has an important role.

 It should be noted that the project will be implemented in July of this year as part of a business mission of Russian companies to Azerbaijan. And this project will be implemented jointly with KamAZ Automobile Plant in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding signed between Ganja Automobile Plant Production Association and KamAZ OJSC.

During the meeting, President Ilham Aliyev said: “October 4 – this date will forever remain in the history of the Azerbaijani people. Because on October 4, the city of Jabrail was liberated from the invaders, and this victory had a great meaning. For the first time in the first week of the war, the city and the district center were liberated. It had a great symbolic meaning. This gave additional strength and confidence to our Army. We were able to build the enemy’s line of defense in this direction. After the liberation of strategically important villages, it was necessary to liberate Zangilan. At the same time, after the Fizuli and Jabrayil operations, the road to Hadrut was already open. The liberation of Jabrayil began five years ago. As a result of the April fighting, opportunities were created to return people to the village of Jojuq Marjanli. After the liberation of the strategic heights from the occupiers, it was possible for Jojug Marjanli to return to life. The return to Jojug Marjanli was the beginning of the Great Return.