Azerbaijan celebrates Independence Day

Every year on May 28, Azerbaijan officially celebrates the Republic Day. Since October 15, 2021, this date is called "Independence Day".

On May 28, 1918, the first secular democratic republic in the Muslim East (ADR) was established in Azerbaijan and the Declaration of Independence was adopted, securing equal rights for all citizens. After 23 months, the republic ceased to exist as a result of the Bolshevik occupation. Later, in April 1920, Soviet power was established in Azerbaijan.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union in December 1991, Azerbaijan declared itself the successor to the ADR, and the country's independence was restored.

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