National days · Azerbaijan
Holidays, state days and days of remembrance — the calendar of the Turkic world, month by month.
January
January 201990
Anniversary
Azerbaijan — 20 January, Day of National Mourning
On the night of 19–20 January 1990 Soviet troops entered Baku and more than a hundred civilians were killed. The day is marked every year at the Alley of Martyrs.
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February
February 261992
Anniversary
Khojaly Genocide Day
On the night of 25–26 February 1992 a mass killing of civilians took place in the town of Khojaly; according to official figures 613 people were killed.
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March
March 311918
Anniversary
Day of the Genocide of Azerbaijanis
In March and April 1918 thousands of Azerbaijanis were killed in Baku, Shamakhi, Guba and other regions. The day of remembrance was established in 1998.
September
September 272020
Anniversary
Azerbaijan — Remembrance Day
The day honours the martyrs of the 44-day Patriotic War, which began on 27 September 2020.
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