Miatsum
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Graffiti in Yerevan with the outline of a united Armenia and Republic of Artsakh, with text in Armenian saying "Liberated, not occupied"
Miatsum (Armenian: Միացում, romanized: Unification)[1] is a concept and a slogan[2][3] used during the Karabakh movement in the late 1980s and early 1990s, which led to the First Nagorno-Karabakh War in 1992–1994.[4]
The idea originated in an era of realignment among the Armenians who were unhappy that the area, inhabited predominantly by an Armenian population remains under the jurisdiction of Azerbaijan.[citation needed]
See also[]
- Enosis
- United Armenia
- Republic of Artsakh
- First Nagorno-Karabakh War
- Lachin corridor
- History of Nagorno-Karabakh
References[]
- ^ Nodia, Ghia (Winter 1997–1998). "Causes and Visions of Conflict in Abkhazia". University of California, Berkeley. p. 15.
Mountainous Karabakh should not be part of Azerbaijan not because Artsakh (the Armenian name for Karabakh) is an ancient Armenian land and Miatsum (unification) is a legitimate Armenian project, but because Azerbaijan allegedly mistreats its minorities.
- ^ "Nagorno-Karabakh: Viewing the Conflict from the Ground". International Crisis Group. 14 September 2005. p. 4. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
The 1988 Karabakh movement started with the slogan "Miatsum" ("Unification" in Armenian).
- ^ Toal, Gerard; O'Loughlin, John (1 April 2013). "Land for Peace in Nagorny Karabakh? Political Geographies and Public Attitudes Inside a Contested De Facto State". Territory, Politics, Governance. 1 (2): 158–182. doi:10.1080/21622671.2013.842184. S2CID 54576963.
Unity with Armenia, after all, had been the proclaimed goal previous to this (the slogan of the early phases of the Karabakh movement was miatsum, ‘unification’), and an annexationist policy endorsed by the Soviet Armenian parliament.
- ^ hayastan.com - MIATSUM (FROM 1987 TO 1989)
Categories:
- Nagorno-Karabakh
- Republic of Artsakh
- First Nagorno-Karabakh War
- National unifications
- Armenian nationalism
- Armenian irredentism
- Pan-nationalism