History

• HistoryAzerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918–1920)The first democratic republic of the Muslim East, proclaimed on 28 May 1918 and lasting 23 months.Azerbaijan
• HistoryThe Caucasus Islamic Army and the liberation of Baku (1918)An army of Ottoman and Azerbaijani units that liberated Baku on 15 September 1918 — a symbol of Turkic brotherhood.Azerbaijan
• HistoryBlack January (1990)The entry of Soviet troops into Baku on the night of 19–20 January 1990, in which more than a hundred civilians were killed.Azerbaijan
• HistoryKhojaly genocide (1992)The mass killing of the civilian population of Khojaly on the night of 25–26 February 1992; according to official figures 613 people were killed.Azerbaijan
• HistoryPatriotic War (2020)The 44-day war of 27 September – 10 November 2020, in which Azerbaijan liberated most of its occupied lands.Azerbaijan

• PersonSamad bey MehmandarovArtillery general (1855–1931), hero of the defence of Port Arthur and war minister of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.Azerbaijan
• PersonAliagha ShikhlinskiGeneral known as "the god of artillery" (1865–1943), author of the "Shikhlinski triangle" firing method.Azerbaijan
• PersonHazi AslanovTank commander (1910–1945), twice Hero of the Soviet Union.Azerbaijan
• PersonMehdi HuseynzadePartisan who fought in Italy and Slovenia in the Second World War (1918–1944), the Hero of the Soviet Union known as "Mikhailo".Azerbaijan
• PersonMubariz IbrahimovNational Hero of Azerbaijan (1988–2010), a warrant officer killed on the line of contact during the occupation.Azerbaijan

• PersonShah Ismail I (Khatai)Founder of the Safavid state (1487–1524) and a poet writing in Azerbaijani under the pen name Khatai.Azerbaijan
• PersonMolla Panah VagifPoet and vizier of the Karabakh Khanate (1717–1797) who brought Azerbaijani poetry close to the spoken language.Azerbaijan
• PersonMammad Amin RasulzadeA founder of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1884–1955) and chairman of the National Council that declared independence on 28 May 1918.Azerbaijan
• PersonFatali Khan KhoyskiFirst prime minister of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1875–1920).Azerbaijan

Did you know?

• The ADR was the first Muslim-majority state to give women the vote.

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