33 years have passed since the bloody event of 20th January 1990. Every year the tragedy of 20th January is widely memorized in Azerbaijan as the National Mourning day, which has entered the struggle for independence history of Azerbaijan as a heroic page. That day embodies the struggle of the Azerbaijani people for their freedom.
The longstanding recession in the Soviet Union was gradually replaced by an economic crisis. As a result of the government's failure to take practical measures for improving the social situation of citizens and other negative steps have increased justified discontent of people. On the other hand, the territorial claims of Armenia against Azerbaijan and the rise of tendencies of separatism in Nagorno-Karabakh have aggravated the already complicated social and political situation worst. In the background of the above factors, the ground was laid for the realization of the dream of the Azerbaijani people for independence.
