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The Baku massacres were a series of massacres aimed against the
Armenian civilians
of Baku, Azerbaijan that took place
throughout 1920.
<ref>Modern Hatreds: The Symbolic Politics of Ethnic War By
Stuart J. Kaufman - Page 51</ref> <ref>The Widening
Circle of Genocide By Israel W. Charny - Page 124</ref>
<ref>The Kurds: A Contemporary Overview By Philip G.
Kreyenbroek, Stefan Sperl - Page 200</ref> It was reported
that as many as 30,000 Armenians died during the violence.
<ref>History on the Move: Views, Interviews and Essays on
Armenian Issues By
Edmond Y. Azadian - Page 170</ref> On May 3, 1920, The New York Times reported that
Col. William H.Haskell, Allied
High Commissioner to Armenia wrote the following to the
American
Committee for Relief in the Near East:
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