1991 in Azerbaijan

This is a list of events that took place in the year 1991 in Azerbaijan.

← 1990 1989 1988 1991 in Azerbaijan → 1992 1993 1994
Decades:	1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
See also:	Other events of 1991 Timeline of Azerbaijani history

Incumbents

• President: Ayaz Mutallibov (starting 5 February)
• Prime Minister: Hasan Hasanov (starting 7 February)

February

Date	Events
February 5	Renaming of the Azerbaijan SSR as the Republic of Azerbaijan
	Approval of the triangular flag of the People's Republic of Azerbaijan as the State Flag of the Republic of Azerbaijan[1]

March

Date	Events
March 18	Establishment of Khazar University.
March 17	Holding a referendum on the union's maintenance in the USSR.

June

Date	Events
June 21	Signing a decree on Award of the Hero of the Soviet Union, Major-General Hazi Aslanov with the Order of Lenin and the second Golden Star medal by the USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev[2]

August

Date	Events
August 30	Declaration on the Restoration of State Independence of Azerbaijan [3]

September

Date	Events
September 5	The establishment of Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan[4]
September 8	Azerbaijani presidential election[5]

October

Date	Events
October 18	Adoption of the Constitutional Act “On the State Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan” [6]
	Restoration of State Independence [7]

December

Date	Events
December 29	Azerbaijani independence referendum

References

1. "Flag of Azerbaijan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
2. "Асланов Ази Ахад оглы - Ленкорань". glory.rin.ru. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
3. "Declaration of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Azerbaijan about a restoration of independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan" (PDF).
4. "Ministry of Defense of Republic of Azerbaijan".
5. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p357 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
6. "The 26th Anniversary of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan".
7. "Independence Day | Azerbaijani Holidays | Office Holidays". officeholidays.com. Retrieved 2018-10-26.