Azerbaijan: Polity Style: 1918-2008 |
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| 28 May 1918 – 27 Apr 1920 | Azərbaycan Xalq Cümhuriyyəti [1][2] |
| 28 Apr 1920 – 5 Dec 1936 | Azərbaycan İctimai Şura Cümhuriyyəti [3] |
| 12 Mar 1922 | constituent state of the Transcaucasian Confederation |
| 13 Dec 1922 | constituent state of the Transcaucasian Federation |
| 30 Dec 1922 | Transcaucasian Federation is a founding member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
| 5 Dec 1936 | constituent republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
| 5 Dec 1936 - 5 Feb 1991 | Azәrbaycan Sovet Sosialist Respublikası = Азербайджанская Советская Социалистическая Республика (Azerbajdžanskaja Sovetskaja Socialističeskaja Respublika) [4] |
| 23 Sep 1989 | declaration of state sovereignty |
| 5 Feb 1991 - | Azәrbaycan Respublikası [5] |
| 30 Aug 1991 | declaration of restoration of state independence |
| Sources and notes: | |
| [1] | Dated by the Independence Act passed by Azərbaycan Milli Şurası (Azerbaijani National Council) in Tiflis (now Tbilisi, Georgia); Azerbaijan remains a notional polity without territorial authority until 16 Jun 1918 when the national government arrived to Elizavetpol (now Ganja, Azerbaijan). |
| [2] | Also in official use: Azərbaycan Cümhuriyyəti; semi-official: Azərbaycan Demokratik Respublikası, Russian: Азербайджанская Демократическая Республика (Azerbajdžanskaja Demokratičeskaja Respublika), Азербайджанская Республика (Azerbajdžanskaja Respublika). |
| [3] | Original polity style Azərbaycan İctimai Şura Cümhuriyyəti was later amended to comply with the Soviet practice of "internationalization" of national vocabulary: Azərbaycan Sosialist Şura Cümhuriyyəti, etc. |
| [4] | Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan) becomes the state language in 1956. |
| [5] | Presidential decree of 29 Nov 1990 introduced Azәrbaycan Respublikası pending the endorsement by legislature. |
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