National Anthem of the Republic of Azerbaijan
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National anthem of  Azerbaijan
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| Lyrics | Ahmad Javad |
| Music | Uzeyir Hajibeyov |
| Adopted | 1920, 1992 |
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Azərbaycan Marşı (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Marşı, Азәрбајҹан Маршы, آذربایجان مارشی, [ɑzæɾbɑjˈd͡ʒɑn mɑɾˈʃɯ]) or March of Azerbaijan is the national anthem of Azerbaijan. The music was composed by Azeri composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov with lyrics by poet Ahmad Javad. The government officially adopted the anthem in 1920 with the passage of the decree, "On the State Hymn of the Republic of Azerbaijan." In 1992, after the fall of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan's government officially restored "Azərbaycan Marşı" as the national anthem.
The government of Azerbaijan has also officially declared the national anthem to be "the sacred symbol of the Azerbaijan state, its independence and unity."
Since 2006, a fragment of the lyrics from the national anthem is depicted on the obverse of the Azerbaijani 5 manat banknote. In 2011, to mark the 20th anniversary of Azerbaijan's independence from Soviet rule, the government issued a stamp celebrating the anthem.
In 1919, during the formation of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the new government announced it was accepting submissions from the public for a national anthem, coat of arms and state seal. A prize of 15,000 rubles would be awarded to the citizen who submitted the winning anthem.
Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov wrote two marches. In 1919, this work received the first award announced by the government of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. The second march was the "March of Azerbaijan." According to Turkish musicologist Etem Üngör, "In those years, when Azerbaijan had not yet lost its independence, the march was chanted by military schools before lessons."
In 1922, the "Azerbaijan March" was replaced by Soviet anthem "The Internationale". In 1944, during World War II, the new Soviet national anthem replaced "The Internationale" and an additional Anthem of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic was installed.
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