May 28; October 18
Azerbaijan observes two independence days. The May 28, 1918, establishment of the
Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan provides the occasion for the older independence
celebration.
Two years later, Azerbaijan came under Soviet rule. By 1991, the growing perestroika
(social and economic reform) movement in the former U.S.S.R. created the opportunity
for Soviet republics to break free, which, one by one, they proceeded to do.
Azerbaijan declared its intention to once again become an independent nation on August
30, 1991. Azerbaijan's new independence day commemorates the declaration of independence made by the Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan on October 18, 1991.
After the U.S.S.R. ceased to exist as a geopolitical entity in December 1991 (which
became official on January 1, 1992), Azerbaijan became an official independent state on
December 26, 1991.
Full story:
https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Azerbaijan+Independence+Days
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