PoliticsSeptember 27, 2026
Azerbaijan marks Remembrance Day, six years since the Patriotic War began
Azerbaijan observed Remembrance Day on 27 September, six years after the 44-day Patriotic War began on 27 September 2020. At noon the whole country paused for a minute of silence in memory of the fallen.
President Ilham Aliyev and First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva visited Victory Park in Baku, where the head of state laid a wreath at the Victory Monument.
Remembrance Day was established by a presidential decree of 2 December 2020. Martyrs' cemeteries and memorials were visited in every region of the country.
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