On September 2, Armenia marked the anniversary of what they call the "independence" of Karabakh. To recall the events, on August 30, 1991 , the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijani SSR declared the "Restoration of State Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan." Just days later, on September 2, 1991, a joint session of the Nagorno-Karabakh Regional and Shaumyan District Councils of People’s Deputies announced the creation of the so-called "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" within the borders of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region (NKAO) and the Shaumyan District of the Azerbaijani SSR.
