AzEdu.az Education Portal continues its "Today in History" section.
What happened where on April 8, and who is remembered? Let's take a brief look.
April 8 is International Romani Day:
In 1971 April 8 was declared International Romani Day by the First World Romani Congress held in London.
Representatives from over 30 countries worldwide participated in the congress.
The first small groups of Roma appeared in the eastern parts of Europe in the early 15th century. They have historically led a nomadic lifestyle. Traditionally, in addition to horse breeding and animal husbandry, they also engage in ancestral crafts such as farriery, the production of small household equipment, and agricultural tools (for working the land).
On April 8, 1992, the Armenian Armed Forces committed the Aghdaban genocide:
This genocide is one of the greatest crimes committed against humanity, a horrific massacre perpetrated by Armenians against the Azerbaijani people to seize Kalbajar, the gateway to Karabakh.
During the genocide, Aghdaban village in Kalbajar district, consisting of 130 houses, was completely burned down by Armenian separatists. 779 peaceful residents of the village were subjected to inhumane torture, 67 people were murdered, 8 elderly people aged 90-100, 2 young children, and 7 women were burned alive, 2 people went missing, and 12 people sustained severe bodily injuries.
On April 8, 2003, construction work began on the Azerbaijani section of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline:
Of the 1762-kilometer pipeline, 443 km pass through Azerbaijan, 249 km through Georgia, and 1070 km through Turkey.
On April 8, 1783, Crimea was occupied by Russia:
The Crimean Khanate, which left the Ottoman Empire with the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca signed in 1774, was occupied by Russia on April 8, 1783, by order of Catherine II, less than 10 years later.
