 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kurwisana kweNagorno-Karabakh kwakapfuurira, pasinei nekuedza kutaurirana kugadzirisa. Pakuvamba muna 1992, vatungamiriri veArmenia veKarabakh vakazivisa nyika yakazvimirira. Armenia yakawana simba mune iyo zvino yakanga yava hondo yakazara, nebetsero yakavanzika inobva kuuto reRussia. Utsinye hwakaitwa nemativi ose ari maviri; 25 February 1992 Khojaly massacreKurwiswa kwevagari veAzerbaijan kwakashoropodzwa nekuda kwekusaita basa kwehurumende, uye mauto eAzerbaijan akauraya uye akabata vagari veArmenian mukuuraya kweMaraga. Mutallibov, akamanikidzwa neAzerbaijani Popular Front Party, akaendesa kusiya kwake basa kuNational Council musi wa6 Kurume. Kukundikana kwake kuvaka hondo yakakwana yaaigona kudzora kwakakonzera kuwa kwehurumende yake. Shusha, guta rokupedzisira raigarwa neAzerbaijan muNagorno-Karabakh, rakava pasi pesimba reArmenia musi wa6 May. Mazuva masere gare gare, Dare Repamusoro-soro rakaongorora kuurayiwa kwevanhu muKhojaly, rakabvisa Mutallibov mutoro wacho, rakabvisa kurega kwake basa ndokudzorera Mutallibov kuti ave purezidhendi. Zuva rakatevera 15 May, mauto eArmed Azerbaijan Popular Front akatora National Council uye nhepfenyuro dzehurumende nhepfenyuro uye nhepfenyuro uye vakadzinga Mutallibov, uyo akatizira kuMoscow. Dare reNational rakaparadzwa, uye National Assembly yakaumbwa nenhengo dzeAzerbaijan Popular Front uye vaimbove makomonisiti yakaumbwa. Mazuva maviri gare gare sezvo mauto eArmenia akatora Lachin, Isa Gambar akasarudzwa sachigaro weNational Assembly uye akatora mabasa emutungamiri wenyika kusvika sarudzo dzenyika dzakarongwa musi wa 17 Chikumi 1992. 