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The Democratic Republic of South Caucasus (Dec,1918 -Jan 1919) was nominally independent entity created after the fall of Tsarist and Ottoman empires on the territory of modern Turkey (vilayets of Kars and Ardahan), Armenia and Georgia. |
The Democratic Republic of South West Caucasus (Dec 1,1918 -Jan 1919) was nominally independent entity created after the fall of Tsarist and Ottoman empires on the territory of modern Turkey (vilayets of [[Kars]] and [[Ardahan]]), [[Armenia]] and [[Georgia]]. |
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=== Background === |
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Russia lost [[Kars]], [[Ardahan]] and [[Batum]] by the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk on March 3, 1918. The Turkish army took control in [[Kars]] on April 25, 1918 making Kars their regional capital. |
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Turkish occupation forces engaged in heavy fighting with Armenians, with heavy losses amongst civilian population. The turks conducted plebiscite on incorporation of Batumi and Ardahan into Turkey, results of which were heavily disputed. On Sept 27, 1918 Muslim Commitee was formed in Kars, which advocated an autonomy or independence of the territory along the lines of [[Azerbaijan Democratic Republic]] |
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=== Republic=== |
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Despite of the defeat of Ottoman empire and formation of Armenian republic on these territories, Muslim National Committee on December 1, 1918 makes unilateral declaration of independence of |
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The Democratic Republic of South West Caucasus, whose president was certain S.F. Atabekov. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 20:30, 18 August 2006
The Democratic Republic of South West Caucasus (Dec 1,1918 -Jan 1919) was nominally independent entity created after the fall of Tsarist and Ottoman empires on the territory of modern Turkey (vilayets of Kars and Ardahan), Armenia and Georgia.
Background
Russia lost Kars, Ardahan and Batum by the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk on March 3, 1918. The Turkish army took control in Kars on April 25, 1918 making Kars their regional capital.
Turkish occupation forces engaged in heavy fighting with Armenians, with heavy losses amongst civilian population. The turks conducted plebiscite on incorporation of Batumi and Ardahan into Turkey, results of which were heavily disputed. On Sept 27, 1918 Muslim Commitee was formed in Kars, which advocated an autonomy or independence of the territory along the lines of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
Republic
Despite of the defeat of Ottoman empire and formation of Armenian republic on these territories, Muslim National Committee on December 1, 1918 makes unilateral declaration of independence of The Democratic Republic of South West Caucasus, whose president was certain S.F. Atabekov.
References
A. Hajiyev "Democratic republic of South Western Caucasus ( Kars and Araz-Turkish Republics), Baku, Nurlan, 2004, (In Russian) 280 pp ISBN-0504030000
Zavriev D. S "Modern History of north-western vilayets of Turkey" (In Russian), Tbilisi, 1947 377 pp