Mughan Soviet Republic | ||||||||||||
Muğan Sovet Respublikası Муганская Советская Республика |
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Capital | Lankaran | |||||||||||
Languages | Russian, Azerbaijani | |||||||||||
Government | Soviet republic | |||||||||||
Leader | D.D.Çirkin | |||||||||||
Historical era | Russian Civil War | |||||||||||
• | Established | 15 May 1919 | ||||||||||
• | Disestablished | June 1919 | ||||||||||
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The Mughan Soviet Republic was a short-lived pro-Bolshevik state that existed in present-day southeastern Azerbaijan from March to June 1919. It was founded in opposition to the Musavatist Azerbaijani Government in Baku.