War over Mountainous Armenia: Difference between revisions

The origins of the conflict began on September 24, 1920, following a [[Red Army invasion of Armenia|Soviet invasion of the First Republic of Armenia]]. This invasion resulted in an Armenian [[February Uprising|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]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pointon |first=Matthew |url=https://www.google.am/books/edition/Among_Armenians/IuVjDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=War+over+Mountainous+Armenia&pg=PA50&printsec=frontcover |title=Among Armenians |date=2017-10-31 |publisher= |isbn=978-0-244-04381-0 |pages=50 |language=en}}</ref>