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The 2021 celebrations were the first to not have been held in Shushi.<ref>{{Cite web|last=LLC|first=Helix Consulting|title=Շուշիի ազատագրման օրը՝ առանց Շուշի. օրվա համար նախատեսված ծրագիր դեռ չկա, քննարկումներ են ընթանում - Այսօր` թարմ լուրեր Հայաստանից|url=https://www.aysor.am/am/news/2021/04/27/%D5%87%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B7%D5%AB-%D5%AE%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%A3%D5%AB%D6%80/1827522|access-date=2021-05-08|website=www.aysor.am|language=en}}</ref> On 8 May, Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan, he had passed away earlier that year, was posthumously named National Hero of Armenia.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Major-General Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan posthumously named National Hero of Armenia|url=https://en.armradio.am/2021/05/08/major-general-arkady-ter-tadevosyan-posthumously-named-national-hero-of-armenia/}}</ref> Prime Minister Pashinyan also awarded Ter-Tadevosyan with the Order of the Motherland, which he handed over to his son Hayk Ter-Tadevosyan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Acting PM hands over Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan’s Order of Motherland to his son|url=https://en.armradio.am/2021/05/08/acting-pm-hands-over-arkady-ter-tadevosyans-order-of-motherland-to-his-son/|access-date=2021-05-08|website=Public Radio of Armenia|language=en-US}}</ref>
Since the loss of the city during the [[2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war]] in the [[Battle of Shusha (2020)|Battle of Shusha]], there were questions in Armenian society over the continued celebration of the holiday. Former Prime Minister of Artsakh [[Anushavan Danielyan]] wrote in an op-ed that celebrating the holiday "with a capitulator who surrendered Shushi", referring to Prime Minister Pashinyan, is "tantamount to double humiliation of our people."<ref>{{Cite web|last=LLC|first=Helix Consulting|title=«Встречать День освобождения Шуши с капитулянтом, сдавшим Шуши, равносильно двойному унижению»|url=https://www.panorama.am/ru/news/2021/03/15/Анушаван-Даниелян/2468968|access-date=2021-05-05|website=www.panorama.am|language=en}}</ref> The ''Hayastani Hanrapetutiun'' newspaper argued in favor of continuing the tradition.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Газета “Айастани Анрапетутюн”: Во имя грядущих армянских побед|url=https://armenpress.am/rus/news/1050714.html|access-date=2021-05-05|website=armenpress.am|language=ru}}</ref> MP [[Sasun Mikayelyan]] speculated that clashes could occur should Pashinyan arrive at [[Yerablur Military Pantheon]] on the day of liberation of Shushi.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Yerevan.today: Armenia ruling party MP advises acting PM to not go to Yerablur Military Pantheon on May 9|url=https://news.am/eng/news/642722.html|access-date=2021-05-08|website=news.am|language=en}}</ref> In his congratulatory message on the holiday, he declared that although the nation "mourn the captivity of Shushi", Armenians must celebrate the holiday as it "is one of the glorious chapters in Armenia’s modern history".<ref>{{Cite web|title=We mourn the captivity of Shushi, but must celebrate its Liberation Day – Nikol Pashinyan|url=https://en.armradio.am/2021/05/09/we-mourn-the-captivity-of-shushi-but-must-celebrate-its-liberation-day-nikol-pashinyan/|access-date=2021-05-11|website=Public Radio of Armenia|language=en-US}}</ref>
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The Liberation Day Parade is the [[military parade]] in [[Stepanakert]] that marks the anniversary of the capture, held on 9 May. It is organized by the [[Ministry of Defence of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic|Ministry of Defence]] and usually lasts an hour and 45 minutes. The parade normally takes place every five years on [[Renaissance Square, Stepanakert|Renaissance Square]] and it showcases the defense capability of the defense army. Over the years the parade was fitted to resemble the quinquennial [[Independence Day (Armenia)|Independence Day parade]] in [[Yerevan]]. The following parades have historically been held:
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