Election of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev (15 October 2003)
A democratic electoral system was formed in Azerbaijan in the era of independence, at the historical stage of which presidential, parliamentary and municipal elections were held. The election of prominent statesman Heydar Aliyev as President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on 3 October 1993 was a true example of democratic elections in our country. At this election, the cohesion and unity of the people and the state brought victory to our country and became the basis for the creation of a new historical epoch. After the rule of the National Leader of the Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev to take part in the elections as the President of the Republic and win was a difficult and responsible task.
Outstanding military figure, General Samad bey Mehmandarov
Samad bey Sadykh bey oghlu Mehmandarov was born on October 16, 1856, in Lankaran. He was a prominent military figure, Minister of War of the ADR, general of artillery. His father, originally from Shusha, lived in Lankaran on a government job. He received his first education in Baku, at the Edadiya School. And in 1873 he entered the 2nd Konstantinovsky military school in St. Petersburg. In 1875, Mehmandarov received the rank of ensign and was sent to the 1st Turkestan artillery brigade. Mehmandarov, who later served in the 2nd and 38th artillery brigades, was sent to the Warsaw military district in 1894, and in 1898 he was transferred to the Trans-Baikal military division.
Fuzuli City Day
Fuzuli- an administrative district in the Republic of Azerbaijan. Fuzuli covers sloping plains and lowlands from the south-eastern foothills of the Karabakh mountain range to the Araz river. It borders on Azerbaijan’s districts of Khojavand, Jabrayil, Aghjabadi and Beylagan, as well as Iran along Araz river. Fuzuli district was established as an administrative territorial unit on September 10, 1827, and its original name was Karabulagh. It was organized as a district on August 8, 1930 and was named Karyagin. In April 1959, in honor of the 400th anniversary of the birth of the great Azerbaijani poet Muhammad Fuzuli, the name of the district was changed to Fuzuli district.
Restoration of Independence Day
Azerbaijan gained state independence twice in the 20th century. The life of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, which existed in 1918-1920, lasted only 23 months. In Azerbaijan, which regained its independence in 1991, it was not easy to preserve it. In the second half of the 1980s, a pre-crisis situation arose in the economic, political and spiritual life of the Soviet empire. The dogmatic communist ideology, which was the moral support of the current system of government, had collapsed. In the union republics, signs of national self-awareness, protests against the trampling on human rights and looting of the country’s wealth were growing stronger.
Raising the flag of Azerbaijan over the Khudaferin Bridge
Over the centuries, many bridges have been built across the Araz River, but only two of them, located in the village of Khudafarin of Jabrayil region, have survived to this day. These bridges, 750 meters apart, are located in the Khudafarin gorge, one of the most convenient passages of the riverbed. So, there are big rocks in the widening riverbed. Those rocks served as a reliable foundation for the bridge arches. Khudafarin bridges are among our magnificent historical monuments, which are considered a jewel in the history of Azerbaijani architectural art. Two bridges built over the Araz River still exist today.
Power Engineers’ Day
On October 20, 1981, on the initiative and under the leadership of the Great Leader Heydar Aliyev, a new stage in the development of Azerbaijani energy was laid, with the commissioning of the first power unit of the “Azerbaijan” TPP – the largest power plant in the South Caucasus region. By the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, No. 446 dated October 13, 2004, that date was established in our country as the “Power Engineers’ Day”. Establishment of the Power Engineer’s Day is an expression of the great importance that the leadership of our country attaches to the selfless labour of people working in this sphere.
Zangilan City Day
Zangilan district – Administrative district in the Republic of Azerbaijan. It was established in 1930. Situated in the southern-east of Lesser Caucasus and left Shore of Aras River. The district is bordered with Gubadli district to the north, Jabrayil district to the east, the Republic of Armenia in the west and northern-west, the Islamic Republic of Iran in the south and southern-east. The territory of the region was subjected to separate administrative-territorial division in different periods. During the Russian invasion until 1828, part of the territory of the region to the west of Basitchay was part of Nakhchivan, and part to the east was part of the Karabakh Khanate.
Election of Azerbaijan as a temporary member of the UN Security Council
United Nations (UN), international organization was established on October 24, 1945, after World War II with the aim of preventing future world wars. The name “United Nations” was coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt. On 1 January 1942, twenty-six States at war with the Axis Powers, including the United States, the United Kingdom, China, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), subscribed to the common programme of purposes and principles embodied in the Atlantic Charter in a document, which became known as the “Declaration by United Nations”. Twenty-one other States adhered to that Declaration later.
Gubadli City Day
Gubadli district is located in the south-west of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in the south-east of the Karabakh plateau. The surface is predominantly mountainous. It is located in the south-west of the Azerbaijan Republic, in the south-east of the Karabakh plateau. The district shares a 120-km border with Armenia, to the west, Lachin and Khojavand districts to the north, Jabrayil district to the east and Zangilan district to the south. Two big mountain rivers flow through the region – the Hakari and Bargushad rivers and most of the villages are located around them. Gubadli city is situated in the south-east of Karabakh plateau, on the bank of the Bazarchay River.
The Republic Day of Turkey
October 29 is the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Türkiye. The establishment of a new state - the Republic on October 29, 1923, after the Ottoman Empire, which was already withdrawn from the world stage, added a new glorious page to the history of all Turkic peoples. As is well known from history, consequently the heavy defeats it suffered during the First World War (1914-1918), the Ottoman Empire was not only deprived of its vast geography but also faced the threat of losing its historical territory, a major part of present-day Türkiye.