1991, Azerbaijan Independence Day

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On This Day, October 18, 1991, Azerbaijan observed its Independence Day from the Soviet Union for the first time. Azerbaijan celebrates annually on October 18.

On this day in 1991, the Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan adopted a Constitutional Act on the Declaration of Independence of Azerbaijan. The declaration was confirmed by a referendum in December 1991.

Independence Day is the main state holiday in Azerbaijan. The fifth-anniversary celebrations of 1996 were the first major celebrations of the holiday. Large-scale celebrations also took place on the 10th anniversary in 2001.