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Azerbaijan SSR



Soviet Socialist Republic (1920-22, 1936-91)
Constituent part of the Transcaucasian SFSR (1922-36)
De facto sovereign entity (1989–91)
Sovereign state (1991-95)
1920–1922
1936–1995
Flag (1956-1991) State emblem (1937-1992)
Motto
Бүтүн өлкәләрин пролетарлары, бирләшин (Azerbaijani)
Bütün ölkələrin proletarları, birləşin! (transliteration)
"Proletarians of all countries, unite!"
Anthem
Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист Республикасынын Һимни
Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist Respublikasının Himni
"Anthem of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic"
(1944-92)

Азәрбајҹан Маршы
Azərbaycan marşı
"March of Azerbaijan"
(1992-95)
Location of Azerbaijan (red) within the Soviet Union.
Capital Baku
Languages Official languages:
Azerbaijani · Russian
Minority languages:
Armenian
Demonym Azerbaijani
Soviet
Government Unitary Marxist-Leninist one party Soviet socialist republic (until 1990)
Unitary presidential republic (after 1990)
First Secretary
 •  1920 Mirza Davud Huseynov
 •  1990–1991 Ayaz Mutallibov
Chairan of the Council of Ministers
 •  1920–1922 Nariman Narimanov
 •  1990–1991 Hasan Hasanov
History
 •  Republic proclaimed 28 April 1920
 •  Becomes part of the Transcaucasian SFSR 30 December 1922
 •  Re-established 5 December 1936
 •  Sovereignty declared 23 September 1989
 •  Black January January 19–20, 1990
 •  Renamed Republic of Azerbaijan 19 November 1990
 •  Independence declared 18 October 1991
 •  Independence completed 26 December 1991
 •  New Azerbaijani Constitution 12 November 1995
Area
 •  1989 86,600 km² (33,436 sq mi)
Population
 •  1989 est. 7,037,867 
     Density 81.3 /km²  (210.5 /sq mi)
Calling code +7 892/895
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
Republic of Mountainous Armenia
Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
Soviet Union
Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
Azerbaijan
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Today part of  Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan (Listeni/ˌæzərbˈɑːn/ AZ-ər-by-JAHN; Azerbaijani: Азәрбајҹан; Azərbaycan), officially the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR; Azerbaijani: Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист Республикасы, Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist Respublikası, آذربایجان سووئت سوسیالیست رئسپوبلیکاسی; Russian: Азербайджанская Советская Социалистическая Республика [АзССР], Azerbajdžanskaja Sovetskaja Socialističeskaja Respublika [AzSSR]) and the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası, Азәрбајҹан Республикасы, رئسپوبلیکاسی آذربایجان), also referred to as Soviet Azerbaijan was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union from 1920 to 1922 and 1936 to 1991 as an socialist state as well as 1991 to 1995 as an sovereign independent state located in the South Caucasus region, situated at the crossroads of Southwest Asia and Southeastern Europe.


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