BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 18. Today, Azerbaijan
celebrates the Day of Restoration of Independence.
The Supreme Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan adopted the
Constitutional Act "On State Independence of the Republic of
Azerbaijan" on October 18, 1991.
The Constitutional Act contained a reference to the Declaration
of Independence of May 28, 1918 and the declaration of the Supreme
Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On the restoration of state
independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan" of August 30, 1991, and
it was established that the Republic of Azerbaijan is the successor
of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.
The Azerbaijani people created an independent republic at the
beginning of the last century, and in 1991 the Republic of
Azerbaijan restored its independence as the successor to the
Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.
In May 1992, the Milli Majlis approved the National Anthem of
the Republic of Azerbaijan (music by Uzeyir Hajibeyli, lyrics by
Ahmed Javad), and soon after that, the State Emblem, on the shield
of which, against the background of the colors of the State Flag,
there is an image of an eight-pointed star with tongues of flame in
the center.
A new law "On Independence Day" was adopted at the plenary
session of the Azerbaijani Parliament on October 15, 2021. On the
same day, President Ilham Aliyev approved the law "On Independence
Day".
With the approval of the law, October 18 - State Independence
Day was renamed to Day of Restoration of Independence.
The Day of Restoration of Independence is a working day that is
celebrated annually as a holiday.
