1991 in Azerbaijan
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This is a list of events that took place in the year 1991 in Azerbaijan.
Incumbents[edit]
- President: Ayaz Mutallibov (starting 5 February)
- Prime Minister: Hasan Hasanov (starting 7 February)
February[edit]
| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| February 5 | Renaming of the Azerbaijan SSR as the Republic of Azerbaijan |
| Approval of the triangular flag of the People's Republic of Azerbaijan as the State Flag of the Republic of Azerbaijan[1] |
March[edit]
| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| March 18 | Establishment of Khazar University. |
| March 17 | Holding a referendum on the union's maintenance in the USSR. |
June[edit]
| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| June 21 | Signing a decree on Award of the Hero of the Soviet Union, Major-General Hazi Aslanov with the Order of Lenin and the second Golden Star medal by the USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev[2] |
August[edit]
| Date | Events |
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| August 30 | Declaration on the Restoration of State Independence of Azerbaijan [3] |
September[edit]
| Date | Events |
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| September 5 | The establishment of Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan[4] |
| September 8 | Azerbaijani presidential election[5] |
October[edit]
| Date | Events |
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| October 18 | Adoption of the Constitutional Act “On the State Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan” [6] |
| Restoration of State Independence [7] |
December[edit]
| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| December 29 | Azerbaijani independence referendum |
References[edit]
- ^ "Flag of Azerbaijan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
- ^ "Асланов Ази Ахад оглы - Ленкорань". glory.rin.ru. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
- ^ "Declaration of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Azerbaijan about a restoration of independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan" (PDF).
- ^ "Ministry of Defense of Republic of Azerbaijan".
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p357 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ^ "The 26th Anniversary of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan".
- ^ "Independence Day | Azerbaijani Holidays | Office Holidays". officeholidays.com. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
 Years in Azerbaijan (1918–present) | |
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| Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918–1920) | |
| Soviet Azerbaijan (1920–1991) | |
| Republic of Azerbaijan (1991–present) | |
