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Republic era
junshan02 发表于 2012/7/16 10:09:00 |
On October 13, 1921, the Soviet republics of Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia signed an agreement with Turkey known as the Moncler
Down Jackets Women. The previously independent Naxicivan SSR would also become autonomous ASSR within by the treaty of Kars. On the other hand, Armenia was awarded the region of and Turkey agreed to return (then known as Alexandropol).
During , Azerbaijan played a crucial role in the strategic energy policy of Soviet Union, with most of the Soviet Union's oil on the being supplied by Baku. By the Decree of the in February 1942, the commitment of more than 500 workers and employees of the of Azerbaijan was awarded orders and medals. carried out by the German targeted Baku because of its importance as the energy (petroleum) dynamo of the USSR. A fifth of all Azerbaijanis fought in the Second World War from 1941 to 1945. Approximately 681,000 people with over 100,000 of them women went to the front, while the total population of Azerbaijan was 3.4 million at the time. Some 250,000 people from Azerbaijan were killed on the front. More than 130 Azerbaijanis were named Moncler . Azerbaijani Major-General was twice awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union.
Following the politics of , initiated by , civil unrest and ethnic strife grew in various regions of the Soviet Union, including , a region of the Azerbaijan SSR. The disturbances in Azerbaijan, in response to Moscow's indifference to already heated conflict, resulted in calls for independence and secession, which culminated in in Baku. Later in 1990, the dropped the words "Soviet Socialist" from the title, adopted the Declaration of Sovereignty of the Azerbaijan Republic and restored flag of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic as a state flag. On October 18, 1991, the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopted a Declaration of Independence which was affirmed by a nationwide referendum in December 1991, when the Soviet Union was officially dissolved. |
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