Guba Uprising (1920)

Quba Uprising
Part of Uprisings against the Soviet occupation in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Democratic Republic's Army
DateAugust and September 1920
Location
 Azerbaijan, Quba
Result the revolt was suppressed by the Bolsheviks
Belligerents
officers of the ADR army and the locals XI Red Army
Commanders and leaders
Hamdulla Afandi Afandizadeh
Kachak Mayil		 Aliheydar Garayev
Levan Gogoberidze Anastas Mikoyan
Strength
5,000–6,000 Unknown
Casualties and losses
400–500 peasants Unknown

Quba Uprising— the uprising by Azerbaijanis against the Soviet occupation in 1920. Hamdulla Afandi Afandizadeh, Kachak Mail, and ADR army officer Afandiyev were leaders of the uprising which lasted about three weeks. Aliheydar Garayev and Levan Gogoberidze were delegated to the region to suppress the uprising. After weeks of unequal clashes, the rebels were defeated. During the uprising, many villages were burned and 400-500 peasants killed.

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