Independence movements

Timeline: Talysh self-determination

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  1. · Declaration

    Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic, 1993

    A short-lived, self-proclaimed autonomous republic in southeastern Azerbaijan, dismantled by Azerbaijani authorities within two months.

    Significance here: The only period in which a Talysh self-determination movement held de facto territorial claims, and the origin of the Azerbaijani state's subsequent treatment of Talysh political activism as a security threat.

  2. · Other

    Prosecution of Talysh activists

    Azerbaijani authorities have repeatedly prosecuted Talysh activists, journalists and researchers advocating autonomy, decentralization or minority-language rights.

    Significance here: Illustrates the ongoing, active character of Azerbaijani state responses to Talysh identity politics, decades after the 1993 episode.

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