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October 18 1991· State day
Independence Restoration Day
On 18 October 1991 the Constitutional Act on the State Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan was adopted.
On 18 October 1991 a session of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan unanimously adopted the Constitutional Act on the State Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan, declaring Azerbaijan the successor of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic of 1918–1920.
In a nationwide referendum on 29 December 1991 the people voted overwhelmingly for independence. Türkiye became the first country to recognise it, on 9 November 1991, and Azerbaijan joined the United Nations in 1992.
The holiday
Under a law adopted in 2021, 18 October is celebrated as Restoration of Independence Day and is a public holiday. It symbolises state independence, sovereignty and peace in the country; in Baku the Flame Towers and other landmarks are lit up in the colours of the tricolour.
Video
Photos
The flag of Azerbaijan at the State Flag Square in Baku · Gulustan / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 
Mehriban Aliyeva's Restoration of Independence Day post: the Flame Towers lit in the colours of the flag · president.az · CC BY 4.0 
State Flag Square · Patriot Kor / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 
State Flag Square, 2017 · Stefanopitz / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 
The National Assembly building · CalalC99 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Baku Boulevard and the flag · Matti Blume / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Azerbaijan: other days
- January 1New Year's Day
- January 2020 January, Day of National Mourning
- February 26Khojaly Genocide Day
- March 8International Women's Day
- March 21Nowruz
- March 31Day of the Genocide of Azerbaijanis
- May 9Victory Day
- May 28Independence Day
- June 15National Salvation Day
- June 26Armed Forces Day
- July 22National Press Day
- August 1Day of the Azerbaijani Alphabet and Language
- September 18National Music Day
- September 27Remembrance Day
- October 3Founding of the Organization of Turkic States
- November 8Victory Day
- November 9National Flag Day
- November 12Constitution Day
- November 17National Revival Day
- December 31World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day
- 10 Dhu al-Hijjah in the Islamic calendar — the feast of the Hajj pilgrimage; moves about 11 days earlier each yearEid al-Adha
- 1 Shawwal in the Islamic calendar — the end of the Ramadan fast; moves about 11 days earlier each yearEid al-Fitr