Pages from history
September
The election of Heydar Aliyev as Chairman of the Supreme Assembly of Nakhchivan AR
The end of the 80s, the beginning of the 90s of the XX century in all of Azerbaijan, including Nakhchivan, is characterized as the most difficult period of socio-political events. The policy of the leadership of the Soviet empire during this period was contrary to the interests of Azerbaijan. The territorial claims of Armenians to Nakhchivan and military clashes on the border had a serious impact on the life of the Autonomous Republic. Azerbaijan, including Nakhchivan, needed a leader with political experience and diplomatic skills to complete the people's struggle for independence with victory. Heydar Aliyev, a prominent statesman of Azerbaijan, became such a leader.
International Baku Conference on the TRACECA project of the European Union
The historical Great Silk Road as the shortest route from Asia to Europe passed through the South Caucasus countries. TRACECA is a special project within the framework of EU technical assistance to the Commonwealth of Independent States aimed at developing the field of transport transit routes. The project has been developed since 1991 and was adopted at a conference held in Brussels in May 1993 with the participation of 8 countries . The conference resulted in the Brussels Declaration which laid the foundations for the operation of the inter-regional TRACECA programme. Moldova, Mongolia and Ukraine soon joined the programme; Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria in 2000, and Iran in 2009.
The first Azerbaijani vice-admiral Ibrahim bey Aslanbeyov
Ibrahim bey Allahverdi bey oglu Aslanbekov was born on September 10, 1822 in the city of Baku. In 1837 he graduated with honors (with a marble plaque of honor) from the Naval Cadet Corps (St. Petersburg). He served on the frigates "Proserpina" and "Alexander Nevsky" in the Baltic Sea. Midshipman Aslanbekov for two years took part in the exercises conducted near Dagerord on the warship "Emperor Peter I". In 1842, Ibrahim bek, having graduated from the officer class of the Naval School, sailed on the military reconnaissance ships of the Black Sea Fleet and took part in the clashes that took place on the eastern shores of the Black Sea.
Publication of the first edition of “Azerbaijan” newspaper
The newspaper "Azerbaijan", as the press organ of the Government of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, was first published in Ganja, and then in Baku in Azerbaijani and Russian languages. The first 4 issues were published in Ganja, and the following ones in Baku. The first issue of the newspaper was printed on September 15, 1918 in the printing house of the Governor of Ganja. This issue consisted of four pages, two of them were in Azerbaijani and two in Russian. Three pages of the last (fourth) issue published in Ganja were in Russian and one page in Azerbaijani.
Knowledge Day
September 15 is the Day of Knowledge, a holiday for the multi-million educational community of Azerbaijan. On September 15, a new academic year begins in all secondary schools and higher educational institutions of our country. Knowledge Day is celebrated in Azerbaijan as the beginning of a new academic year. Until 2004, the first day of school was September 1st. According to the Decree of President Ilham Aliyev in the Republic of Azerbaijan and the regulation of the working hours in educational institutions" dated August 21, 2004, the start of classes in all educational institutions was postponed to September 15, and thus this day was declared the Day of Knowledge in the country.
The liberation of Baku from the Bolshevik-Dashnak occupation
On May 28, 1918, when the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was declared the Azerbaijani Government was temporarily based in Ganja, as Baku was under Bolshevik-Dashnak control headed by Stepan Shaumyan. Independent Azerbaijan resembled a headless body without Baku. The main task of the Government of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was to liberate Baku from the occupation. It was not possible to carry out military operations against the 18000 troops of the Baku Soviet by only 600 troops of the National Government. On the eve of the formation of the republic, representatives of Azerbaijan came to Istanbul and asked for help from the Ottoman Turkey.
National Music Day
The musical art of Azerbaijan has a long history. It is no coincidence that our people have such a rich musical culture. The Azerbaijani people have come a long historical way of development. During this time, our music has evolved and enriched day by day. Primary information about the development of Azerbaijani music is provided by the rock paintings of Gobustan (XVII-III millennium BC) and Gemigaya (III-I millennium BC). In addition, the epics "Kitabi Dede Gorgud" and "Koroglu", as well as the works of Nizami, Fuzuli, Abulgadir Maragai, Mir Mohsun Navvab contain information about our rich musical art.
Oilman's Day
On September 20, 1994, an agreement was signed between the State Oil Company SOCAR and the world's leading oil companies "On the joint development of the Azeri", "Chirag" fields and the deep-water part of the Guneshli field in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea and the share distribution of oil production. According to the decree of the National Leader Heydar Aliyev dated August 16, 2001, the date of signing the agreement - September 20, is celebrated in our country as the Oilman's Day. Azerbaijan, which has rich oil and gas resources, is known throughout the world as the "Oil Land", the "Land of Fire".
Release of Baku bonds (banknotes) into circulation
The period of existence of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic is a glorious and at the same time a difficult stage in the history of Azerbaijan. Establishment of an independent state in Azerbaijan required a complete restructuring of the economy. However, the consequences of World War I, anarchy in the South Caucasus during the period of dual power, the plunder of national wealth by the Bolshevik-Dashnak government - the Baku Soviet and the dictatorship of the "Centro-Caspian" and, also the collapse of the economy as a result of the country being under the influence of foreign troops during the period of building an independent state put the government in a difficult position.
Azerbaijan joined the Commonwealth of Independent States
Foreign policy is an indicator of the political will of each state, including the Republic of Azerbaijan, confidently following the path of independence, as well as the determination and strengthening of its positions in the system of international relations, the establishment and development of mutually beneficial cooperation in the economic, political and humanitarian spheres, meeting the national security interests, involves the elimination of regional and international problems with joint efforts.
World Tourism Day
September 27 is World Tourism Day. The first travel agency in history was opened in 1841 by Thomas Cook. Since 1925, this organization has been operating in Geneva under various names. On September 27, 1970, the World Tourism Organization was formed. The headquarters of the tourist organization in 1979 moved to Madrid. September 27 was established as World Tourism Day. It is celebrated in more than 150 countries of the world, including Azerbaijan. This day has been celebrated in Azerbaijan since 2001. In the same year, at the 14th General Assembly of the UN World Tourism Organization held in Seoul, Azerbaijan became a member of this organization.
Remembrance Day
September 27, 2020, has gone down in history as the day of the beginning of our glorious Victory over the enemy. A counter-offensive was launched in response to Armenia’s yet another large-scale military attack on Azerbaijani Army positions and civilian settlements. The counter-offensive later became known as Operation Iron Fist which led to the Patriotic War. In his first address to the people during the Patriotic War on 27 September 2020, the President of Azerbaijan called on the nation to achieve a resounding victory. “We are on the right path. Ours is the cause of justice. We will win! Karabakh is ours! Karabakh is Azerbaijan!”
Academician Azad Mirzajanzade
Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Ukrainian Oil and Gas Academy, Honorary Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Bashkortostan, President of the Eastern Oil Academy, Honored Worker of Science and Technology Azad Khalil oglu Mirzajanzadeh was born on September 30, 1928 in Baku. After graduating from high school, he received higher education in 1944–1949 at the oilfield faculty of the Azerbaijan Industrial Institute, majoring in mining engineering. In 1951, Azad Mirzajanzadeh defended his Ph.D., and in 1957 - his doctoral dissertation in technical sciences.
Foundation of Baku State University
The establishment of Baku State University was a significant achievement for the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. Before this, no universities were opened in the South Caucasus during the tsar autocracy of the Russian Empire. The Provisional Government, formed after the February Revolution in 1917, aimed to create a single higher education institution in the region - the "Russian University" in Tiflis. A commission composed of local Higher Women's Courses professors was tasked with opening the university in Tiflis, led by Professor V.I. Razumovsky, who later played a key role in setting up Baku University.
Laying foundation of the Television Center in Baku
After World War II, the process of televisionization began at a rapid pace in the United States and Western European countries. The Soviet Union, victorious in the war, was preparing for the newly begun Cold War, and to this end, urgent measures were taken to create a television network throughout the country. Already in 1945, the Moscow Television Center was the first in Europe to resume regular broadcasting. After a short break, this center began reconstruction in 1948, and already in 1949 it aired its first outside program - a football match.
Azerbaijani philosopher Abul Hasan Bahmanyar
Abu al-Hasan Bahmanyar ibn al-Marzban is a notable figure among the Eastern Peripatetics, a major philosophical movement that flourished in Azerbaijan during the Middle Ages. Unfortunately, there is scarce information regarding Bahmanyar's biography. According to the writings of Ali ibn Zayd-i Bayhaqi from the 12th century, Shams al-Din Shahrazuri from the 13th century, and various other medieval texts, Bahmanyar was born in Azerbaijan in 993. The sources indicate that he studied under Ibn Sina, resided in Hamadan for a period, and passed away in 1066, thirty years after his mentor's death. Bahmanyar became a student of Ibn Sina at a very young age.
Statesman and writer Yusif Vezir Chemenzeminli
Yusif Mirbaba oglu Vazirov, diplomat and writer, the first ambassador of the Azerbaijani Democratic Republic to Ottoman Turkey, was born in 1877 in Shusha. In 1915, he graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Kiev. He knew eleven languages. YV Chamanzaminli started publishing in 1906. At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the life of the towns and villages of Azerbaijan was reflected in colorful paints. His works such as "Police Shineli" and "Zeynal Bey" were dedicated to the cruel policy of tsarism in Azerbaijan. After graduating from the University, Chamanzaminli lived for some time in Simferopol, Odessa, Saratov, Istanbul and Paris.
Adoption of the Constitution of the Nakhchivan ASSR (1937)
There are few autonomies in the world created on the basis of international agreements. The basis for the autonomous status of the Nakhchivan region, which has an ancient and rich culture and centuries-old traditions of statehood, was laid by the Moscow and Kars agreements of 1921. These agreements confirmed that Nakhchivan is an integral part of Azerbaijan, its territorial boundaries were clarified, and that it will never be transferred to another country.
International Day of Peace
Peace is an essential value for humanity representing a call for harmony and coexistence. Observing World Peace Day symbolizes the unity of peace-loving nations and their commitment to the well-being of mankind. People yearn for peace, which has become a universal symbol of humanity. As a result, the United Nations, with the unanimous agreement of countries around the globe, declared September 21, 1981, as the International Day of Peace. The UN calls for a ceasefire in all global hotspots on that day. This holiday has been observed globally since 1982, following a resolution by the UN General Assembly on November 30, 1981.
Opening of an Azerbaijani branch of the Transcaucasian Gori Teachers’ Seminary
Beginning in the 70s of the 19th century, teacher seminaries were created in a number of regions of the Russian Empire, including the South Caucasus, to train teachers for rural schools. Teachers' seminaries, created mainly by “zemstva” , were based on their work on the “Teachers' Seminary Project”, developed by the brilliant Russian teacher Konstantin Dmitrievich Ushinsky. Although the tsarist authorities tried in various ways to prevent the zemstvos from opening seminaries, they still failed to do this. To control the process of creating seminaries, the “Regulations on the Teachers’ Seminary” were approved in 1870.
Adil Khan Ziyadkhanov, a prominent Azerbaijani statesman and diplomat
Adil Khan Abulfat Khan oghlu Ziyadkhanov was born on September 25, 1877, in Ganja. He is the great-grandson of Javad Khan Ziyadoghlu Qajar, the Khan of Ganja, who bravely fell in battle against Russian invaders. His mother, Azer Humayun, is the granddaughter of Abbas Mirza Qajar and the daughter of Prince Bahman Mirza Qajar. Adil Khan Ziyadkhanov began his education with a private tutor before completing his studies at the Ganja Classical Gymnasium. In 1902, he earned his degree from the law faculty of Moscow State University. He was proficient in Russian, French, English, and Persian. He served as an attorney in Baku and a sworn attorney at the Ganja District Court and its branch in Shusha.