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Baku Higher Oil School commemorates martyrs of January 20 tragedy

A commemorative event dedicated to the 34th anniversary of the January 20 tragedy has been held at the Baku Higher Oil School of SOCAR (BHOS).

Before the event, the staff of Baku Higher Oil School visited the Alley of Martyrs and laid flowers on the graves of the shahids.

The commemorative event started with a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the tragedy. Then, the National Anthem was played.

Speaking at the event, BHOS Rector Elmar Gasimov stressed that “the Azerbaijani people will never forget the bloody tragedy that took place on the night of January 19-20, 1990, and the names of the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the independence, sovereignty and freedom of the country will remain forever engraved in our history and the memory of our people”.  Speaking about the role played by the events of January 20 in the struggle for independence, the rector emphasized that these events testify to the dignity, heroism, perseverance and national unity of the Azerbaijani people.