1991 in Azerbaijan
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This is a list of events that took place in the year 1991 in Azerbaijan.
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Incumbents
- President: Ayaz Mutallibov (starting 5 February)
- Prime Minister: Hasan Hasanov (starting 7 February)
February
| Date | Events |
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| 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 |
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| March 18 | Establishment of Khazar University. |
| March 17 | Holding a referendum on the union's maintenance in the USSR. |
June
| Date | Events |
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| 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 |
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| August 30 | Declaration on the Restoration of State Independence of Azerbaijan [3] |
September
| Date | Events |
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| September 5 | The establishment of Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan[4] |
| September 8 | Azerbaijani presidential election[5] |
October
December
| Date | Events |
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| December 29 | Azerbaijani independence referendum |